Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 May 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
98
197
127
266
350
518
364
375
518
683
618
817
863
500
434
573
552
605
923
1011
1242
535
484
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:11PM1.72m
8:33AM1.34m
8:46PM1.74m
9:12AM1.30m
9:22PM1.74m
9:53AM1.25m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.40m
2:40AM0.37m
2:16PM0.43m
3:21AM0.38m
2:49PM0.48m
4:03AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
23
22
21
20
19
17
16
21
20
19
20
19
19
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.3
S
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
95
98
124
10
149
212
302
364
375
5
1
1
552
563
500
434
426
3
3
627
669
593
535
484
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
12
11
11
7
10
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
197
127
266
350
518
518
683
618
817
863
573
552
605
923
1011
1242
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
30
75
75
91
3
0
0
81
508
508
294
287
30
30
30
30
294
294
294
284
81
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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