Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
20.5° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.6
E
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)888810999999101011111010101010109107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)306321321234339242203168130130130135138143143106135138133100989971127
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
1.11
12:05PM
1.61
1:13AM
1.10
12:51PM
1.55
2:07AM
1.11
1:42PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.63
7:08PM
0.36
6:20AM
0.68
7:56PM
0.38
7:19AM
0.70
8:44PM
0.39
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:40-------7:42--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1------1----------
Temp. °C181819242725232624222430332525232221232729282321
Feels °C (?)181920242524242623212328302324232221232628282318
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