Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 21 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)--
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
2.3
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111789899101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7427999069068298147006345821189596622574731406486518575586502418409360322
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.34
11:17AM
1.70
12:01AM
1.36
11:59AM
1.61
12:43AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.18
5:00AM
0.42
5:54PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.43
6:31PM
0.24
6:36AM
0.45
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset--8:01-------8:01-------8:00-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C222221201917192222202019202019202121202020191922
Feels °C (?)202020191817192018151615171717181919171819192022
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