Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)66667766696111010101099996666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252626283543402423232222333570656357393629416464
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
1.66
10:37AM
1.57
11:00PM
1.70
11:24AM
1.47
11:45PM
1.71
12:16PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.23
4:42PM
0.26
5:21AM
0.25
5:22PM
0.33
6:16AM
0.30
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1211----------
Temp. °C232221212022232323222222222223232322212020222222
Feels °C (?)242424232224232223222323232323232322212122242222
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