Nobbys Reef surf break

Nobbys Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 05 Feb 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SE
0.8
E
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010956645584566777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10077584639903933333121186756707041423038355310341
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
5
N
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
E
15
ESE
25
N
15
N
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
1.62
12:10AM
1.43
12:10PM
1.48
12:49AM
1.41
12:46PM
1.33
1:30AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.37
5:59PM
0.23
6:06AM
0.44
6:31PM
0.31
6:51AM
0.52
7:02PM
0.40
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--------1--
Temp. °C203028272726222121242625252724232226262426272322
Feels °C (?)192925252628212021262627242626252428272626272424
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