Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)8885666101010109866656665677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1307886691159613910810077583735454030232325172316214565
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
25
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
E
10
SE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
1.75
11:32PM
1.43
11:33AM
1.62
12:10AM
1.43
12:10PM
1.48
12:49AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.16
5:22AM
0.37
5:59PM
0.23
6:06AM
0.44
6:31PM
0.31
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223232221191819292829252422212123252329252423
Feels °C (?)172120191820181818292529252522212225252530272626
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