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Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)7117101010977955666666667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77110117969467616176486583758397625220322722935230989118
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
7:26AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--8:04-------8:04-------8:04-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------41--11123-----
Temp. °C232322222121222323232120202020232523222121202123
Feels °C (?)232220222121222221191920201921242320202123212322
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