Terrigal Haven surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 AEST
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Terrigal Haven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terrigal Haven sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today?

The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
8
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.8
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111121212121212111111111111111011116911121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)377405419461411388324272218201160145135130891359493252129530411043272802600
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
1.31
11:19PM
1.11
11:52AM
1.29
12:03AM
1.00
12:39PM
1.26
12:58AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.30
5:28PM
0.41
5:20AM
0.38
6:20PM
0.47
5:55AM
0.45
7:23PM
0.52
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
Sunrise6:18-------6:16-------6:15-------
Sunset---5:32-------5:32-------5:34----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C12151918151312121216191916161110101213151513119
Feels °C (?)891311998781014131094223368865
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Terrigal Haven (moderate winds from the WNW at Gosford Automatic Weather Station 9 km from Terrigal Haven). 1.1m 11s groundswell from the E with a 0.6m 8s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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