Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 03 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
23.5° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)887667777777777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163172139140165176307325218232312206243198276106106178319215242138195201
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.50
9:51AM
1.72
10:20PM
1.53
10:28AM
1.62
10:55PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.17
3:37AM
0.30
4:12PM
0.19
4:19AM
0.30
4:44PM
0.23
5:00AM
0.34
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-7:25-------7:24-------7:23------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------2-------------
Temp. °C242525242322212325252222212020242626242322212124
Feels °C (?)232423242322212525232023202021252523232423232326
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