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Terrigal Haven Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Terrigal Haven surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Terrigal Haven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
661 | 649 | 575 | 564 | 553 | 580 | 504 | 572 | 664 | 628 | 513 | 553 | 441 | 379 | 327 | 317 | 332 | 373 | 279 | 201 | 173 | 153 | 156 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.47m | 6:47AM1.05m | 6:57PM1.51m | 7:30AM1.04m | 7:32PM1.54m | 8:11AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.29m | 12:23PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.25m | 12:59PM0.37m | 2:20AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 |
 kJ | 661 | 649 | 575 | 564 | 553 | 580 | 504 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 502 | 418 | 318 | 291 | 309 | 317 | 332 | 373 | 279 | 201 | 173 | 142 | 112 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | 502 | 441 | 379 | 327 | 284 | 239 | 233 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 156 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 109 | 40 | 71 | 141 | 170 | 178 | 389 | 572 | 664 | 628 | 513 | 553 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 155 | 30 | 120 | 67 | 151 | 120 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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