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Terrigal Haven surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today?

The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.4
SSE
1
S
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)7799967777778108887775568
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20314319628715317615613111213073156160942029499103103131698275207
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononononglasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.30
5:27PM
0.89
5:57AM
1.35
6:31PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.50
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.47
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------21---
Temp. °C202121212121202021222323222222212222232221212122
Feels °C (?)192022222122212123232322212223222423212118212123
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