Surf Forecast Surf Report

Sunset surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.5
S
2
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)88999991010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101111111110101010101091019186899981099111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)27032439343250646147149251249950952353353346846846846841041841041034934928428424025024024024525021626527528628622922521616015715115199751091543391148158612367325527396566018461037814
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
0
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.52
7:53AM
1.12
8:00PM
1.55
8:31AM
1.09
8:34PM
1.56
9:10AM
1.06
9:09PM
1.55
9:50AM
1.02
9:47PM
1.52
10:33AM
0.99
10:27PM
1.49
11:22AM
0.97
11:12PM
1.45
12:19PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.31
2:02AM
0.25
1:31PM
0.33
2:40AM
0.22
2:04PM
0.36
3:18AM
0.22
2:37PM
0.39
3:58AM
0.23
3:12PM
0.42
4:40AM
0.25
3:51PM
0.46
5:26AM
0.28
4:34PM
0.50
6:16AM
0.28
5:27PM
0.55
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset-5:05-------5:05-------5:04-------5:02-------5:01-------5:01-------5:00-------5:00--
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Rain (mm)
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