Surf Forecast Surf Report
Bar Reef surf break

Bar Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 15 Mar 2025 AEDT
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Bar Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bar Reef sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.7
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)88888666667767767910101010911101010999888888661615151414141313131313131381386671288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4653262524831362316171818295361178636160119161801132680948467259649937028730715311688684945451281418174711206610510210189555355555754811015049714229
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
SW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.58
10:19PM
1.54
10:25AM
1.51
10:52PM
1.55
10:59AM
1.43
11:26PM
1.55
11:34AM
1.33
12:01AM
1.52
12:12PM
1.23
12:39AM
1.49
12:56PM
1.14
1:22AM
1.46
1:52PM
1.06
2:15AM
1.44
3:07PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.27
4:23AM
0.37
4:35PM
0.30
5:01AM
0.40
5:04PM
0.35
5:41AM
0.45
5:34PM
0.42
6:24AM
0.51
6:04PM
0.51
7:13AM
0.57
6:39PM
0.60
8:12AM
0.62
7:23PM
0.68
9:22AM
0.63
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset---7:10-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05-------7:04-------7:01
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222529303027252525293435312926191818191919191920202020212120201919202324222120202025252623232221212424242322212019222424
Feels °C (?)242729272725232322263234302724141312131415161618181818191817181818202222202121212026242423242423232524242323232221242424
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