Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 17 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
20.2° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010556666899987567777577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323117472140302422952202351948239351206437386869180208
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
1.48
7:20PM
1.25
7:48AM
1.56
8:00PM
1.23
8:22AM
1.63
8:40PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.38
1:32PM
0.46
1:15AM
0.37
2:14PM
0.40
1:48AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.35
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:41-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:34-------7:35--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191719222322191818151620212020191715172323242322
Feels °C (?)161316171819171617131418171515161614162220201920
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