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Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nobbys Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 14 | 69 | 53 | 125 | 182 | 123 | 86 | 63 | 85 | 40 | 32 | 68 | 62 | 56 | 68 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 1.18 | 5:55PM 1.60 | 6:45AM 1.27 | 6:42PM 1.62 | 7:22AM 1.36 | 7:23PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 0.28 | 11:30AM 0.50 | 12:38AM 0.23 | 12:23PM 0.42 | 1:15AM 0.20 | 1:09PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
Continuing clean conditions at Nobbys Reef (light winds from the WSW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 1 km from Nobbys Reef). 1.0m 6s windswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 6s windswell from the S and a 0.5m 11s groundswell, also from the S as well as a 0.3m 7s swell, also from the ENE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 9 min ago
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