Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Nobbys Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Nobbys Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.5
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)8899987561077757888888756
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14529022023414674383599513628621042342566171308765783177114
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
E
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
25
S
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.56
8:00PM
1.23
8:22AM
1.63
8:40PM
1.22
8:56AM
1.68
9:21PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
0.37
2:14PM
0.40
1:48AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.35
2:21AM
0.37
3:33PM
0.32
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------6-1
Temp. °C161415202120191816141723232424221919202223191920
Feels °C (?)121112181714141515131621201920191819202322171719
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