Umina Beach Surf Break

Umina Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 33.53° S 151.31° E

Issued: 9 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Umina Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Umina Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Umina Beach Surf Guide

Umina Beach in Newcastle is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips and locals.

Umina Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Umina Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Umina Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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Umina Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 02:29 Local Time
Sunday 21
1AM4AM7AM10AM
Wave (m)
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period (s) 11 11 11 11
Wind (km/h)
10
5
5
5
Wind State cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Umina Beach

Current tide and informaton
For Ettalong, Australia, 2 km from Umina Beach.
Next High Water: 02:13pm | 0.75m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 07:58am | 0.09m
IS AT (local time)

Umina Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.3 °C) at Umina Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
water-temp
New-South-Wales Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Umina Beach

Surf stats for Umina Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Umina Beach

Wind stats for Umina Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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