Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 25 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.8
SW
3
S
4.5
SSW
6.5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)9101012121212121212121211111111118101214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28830738673896410561054103911411122113697875059349436625640618186050172301009293037522
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
25
NE
25
SW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
1.15
2:47AM
1.62
3:57PM
1.12
4:04AM
1.60
5:23PM
1.17
5:19AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
0.61
9:53AM
0.45
9:21PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-6:58-------6:57-------6:55------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------15--1-1-------
Temp. °C232322212019192427252219191715141516151614141315
Feels °C (?)23232221211919242623201816139676687879
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