Triangles surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Triangles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Triangles sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Triangles today?

The current surf forecast for Triangles at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.3
SSE
8
1.4
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
250
250
198
194
190
151
148
115
623
402
1370
1453
1608
1478
1510
1708
1908
1853
1847
1689
1694
1672
1898
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM1.06m
00:05AM1.59m
1:24PM1.06m
1:07AM1.47m
2:31PM1.11m
2:12AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.07m
5:33PM0.45m
7:09AM0.13m
6:42PM0.51m
8:07AM0.18m
7:59PM0.54m
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6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
10
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
17
18
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
2.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
255
250
250
198
194
190
151
148
115
186
402
31
28
25
1478
1708
1908
1853
1847
1689
1694
1672
1898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
17
16
4
9
8
27
24
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1509
1533
1465
1233
982
768
654
637
691
623
563
1370
1453
1608
1510
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
47
143
149
143
54
1
137
1
1
143
143
143
170
170
178
137
125
70
70
70
178
178
70
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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