Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 4AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111789991010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906829829743700634543441653681587502455683755596574492400344359294243194
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.34
11:17AM
1.70
12:01AM
1.36
11:59AM
1.61
12:43AM
1.39
12:44PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.18
5:00AM
0.42
5:54PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.43
6:31PM
0.24
6:36AM
0.45
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07---
Sunset8:01-------8:01-------8:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019171823222020202019202021212020191919222323
Feels °C (?)192018171822181516161716181819191718182020222220
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