Umina Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 AEST
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Umina Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umina Point sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Umina Point today?

The current surf forecast for Umina Point at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.2
ESE
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)9988899999999998888811101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)47467510251160116615151467293325571074102099820882011178615536306205304378411007905912
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.13
9:28AM
0.85
9:39PM
1.07
10:03AM
0.87
10:14PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.11
3:39AM
0.06
3:25PM
0.11
4:11AM
0.07
4:07PM
0.12
4:40AM
0.09
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:30------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716141413131315151412111010121616161514141317
Feels °C (?)1311121010778101010876671213151413131215
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Umina Point (light winds from the S at Umina Beach 3 km from Umina Point). 2.5m 7s swell from the S with a 1.8m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 33 min ago

8 km/h
S
Clean
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