Surf Forecast Surf Report
Bar Beach surf break

Bar Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 AEST
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Bar Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bar Beach sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.6
SE
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.8
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1211111111111010101010999910810866777777789999988898988887101011111111788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)116294478570256845334129025118818512511779643343314280477110913412310043656911302131311811023838660500559529412384310302240196186127104196152297289452634585560799804670532273
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
SE
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SW
25
SW
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.54
1:56PM
1.09
1:43AM
1.52
3:06PM
1.14
2:49AM
1.52
4:06PM
1.23
3:53AM
1.54
4:57PM
1.34
4:54AM
1.58
5:42PM
1.48
5:50AM
1.60
6:27PM
1.61
6:43AM
1.61
7:11PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.75
7:53AM
0.55
7:04PM
0.79
8:54AM
0.53
8:21PM
0.78
9:50AM
0.48
9:35PM
0.71
10:40AM
0.41
10:41PM
0.59
11:26AM
0.35
11:40PM
0.46
12:10PM
0.29
12:35AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.26
1:28AM
0.24
Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset-------5:25-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19----
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Rain (mm)
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