Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)598555556666998888998467
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56422128242955564840312325232221212224242928201261
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
NE
25
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
25
E
30
ENE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
1.66
11:28PM
1.53
11:39AM
1.56
12:11AM
1.55
12:26PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.30
5:17PM
0.20
5:31AM
0.32
5:54PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.33
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:37--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1--------------12
Temp. °C232222232323232322222229272525242322222526272422
Feels °C (?)222122232323232325242330272628262625262925252523
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