Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.3° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
51
30
30
22
20
12
29
29
20
30
31
43
22
10
29
33
29
28
28
29
45
35
47
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
5
N
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM1.36m
4:55AM1.54m
5:45PM1.46m
5:48AM1.51m
6:25PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.40m
10:44PM0.62m
11:25AM0.39m
11:43PM0.54m
12:05PM0.39m
00:33AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
18
17
15
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
15
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
19
18
19
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.1
NE
8
0.5
E
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
70
51
30
30
22
20
10
29
29
20
30
31
3
22
8
29
33
29
28
28
29
27
35
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
15
14
15
5
10
9
12
5
5
11
2
1
2
7
10
22
21
13
13
11
10
13
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
14
14
10
5
5
5
9
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
24
4
9
43
7
5
24
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
30
75
75
0
23
23
43
29
281
241
154
30
30
0
0
0
30
241
30
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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