Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 23 Jan 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)99101010999999999991011111111141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)521565640667574487415352344300243202197193213274352452489412328352942863
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
10
NNE
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.61
12:43AM
1.39
12:44PM
1.50
1:30AM
1.42
1:35PM
1.37
2:25AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
0.43
6:31PM
0.24
6:36AM
0.45
7:10PM
0.30
7:35AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.36
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121212020201819222323222221202025292725242221
Feels °C (?)181919191718191820222219192024222227292724272019
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