Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 25 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)666777777778888777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627294736151214134378306358385316273234237208188164169150154158158
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
SW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.09
4:20AM
1.58
5:25PM
1.09
5:37AM
1.64
6:42PM
1.16
6:43AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
0.57
11:28AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.58
12:40PM
0.36
12:04AM
0.54
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset-7:34-------7:31-------7:30------
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
---222211----12121-----1
Temp. °C262624242323222324242423232222232323232323222222
Feels °C (?)262626282625232525242524242221222221222324242423
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