Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 01 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
2.2
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SE
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)81211111111789101010988999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144472433403291231510890174725602250161887857548052256347440536433831911286
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.89
9:29PM
1.34
9:30AM
1.89
10:12PM
1.39
10:13AM
1.84
10:52PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.11
3:03AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.10
3:51AM
0.32
4:49PM
0.12
4:37AM
0.33
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:55-------7:54----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----123-----------------
Temp. °C243026242321201918191920202020202121222121201919
Feels °C (?)263125262418151411111214141616171918181718171818
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