Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
1.3
ESE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
1.5
ESE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111111111111178810999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6158069239068467577427999068298297437436347251034389466558603430476486431
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.30
10:39AM
1.75
11:23PM
1.34
11:17AM
1.70
12:01AM
1.36
11:59AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.43
5:19PM
0.18
5:00AM
0.42
5:54PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.43
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset8:02-------8:01-------8:01-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191921212120201917182222212019201920202020
Feels °C (?)201920181819191919191817182118161615161617171717
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