Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 08 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
24.0° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)999955677888888778888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158129103809178235387417487487408372358326268207173178154129129107102
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
1.52
12:14PM
1.27
12:44AM
1.48
12:53PM
1.16
1:27AM
1.44
1:40PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.48
6:13PM
0.45
7:11AM
0.57
6:45PM
0.54
8:07AM
0.63
7:24PM
0.62
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:47-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:19-------7:17--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1116412222323221--------
Temp. °C232323222223222222222223232323232423222424242322
Feels °C (?)262624212122202020192021222222232423222424252423
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