Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
23.2° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)897666876666666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19554330221818171381313204033343931302323272746
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.68
9:39PM
1.60
9:54AM
1.64
10:18PM
1.66
10:37AM
1.57
11:00PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.20
3:44AM
0.25
4:05PM
0.22
4:30AM
0.23
4:42PM
0.26
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:05-------7:02----
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
157111111221-1-1121---12
Temp. °C222120202021212020212223232222212122222322222121
Feels °C (?)242222222122222021212224242424232223232322222222
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