Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)666666677777889999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3381231371048472675753606172139167218262262250243197184484245248
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.53
3:39AM
1.18
4:18PM
1.61
4:59AM
1.14
5:22PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.40
9:50PM
0.47
9:32AM
0.44
11:09PM
0.40
10:35AM
0.45
12:18AM
0.31
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:06-------5:06-------5:07----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111315151513121110111314151313131313141716161515
Feels °C (?)691213141110878912141111111112131714141212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nobbys Reef (light winds from the N at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 1 km from Nobbys Reef). 1.6m 6s windswell from the SSE

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Actual: 50 min ago

9 km/h
N
Clean
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