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Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.2° 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 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 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
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 7 | |
452 | 597 | 373 | 373 | 358 | 351 | 251 | 243 | 237 | 180 | 171 | 140 | 130 | 121 | 160 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.21m | 2:43AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.28m | 3:53AM1.57m | 4:59PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.41m | 8:15PM0.71m | 9:43AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.68m | 10:39AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
 kJ | 452 | 151 | 373 | 373 | 358 | 351 | 251 | 243 | 237 | 180 | 171 | 140 | 130 | 121 | 114 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 179 | 175 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | N 10 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 16 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 38 | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 597 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 160 | 77 | — | — | 15 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 96 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 319 | 163 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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