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Bar Reef surf break

Bar Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 09 Jan 2025 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
2.4
ESE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.7
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888888877666666666666666666666777667777777777766788777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4686202743081981541291079179122193101674748645810215111457766073598392155253130244896865861761171521271007773715555393851718987831218992405159134106
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
0
NNW
20
E
15
NE
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.17
5:57AM
1.62
6:39PM
1.14
6:58AM
1.71
7:45PM
1.16
7:52AM
1.79
8:42PM
1.19
8:42AM
1.84
9:30PM
1.22
9:27AM
1.86
10:14PM
1.26
10:09AM
1.83
10:55PM
1.28
10:49AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.45
11:11PM
0.43
12:48PM
0.37
12:12AM
0.44
1:52PM
0.29
1:10AM
0.44
2:46PM
0.22
2:04AM
0.43
3:33PM
0.17
2:54AM
0.42
4:16PM
0.16
3:41AM
0.42
4:55PM
0.17
4:25AM
0.44
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset----8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------8:04-------8:04-------
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Rain (mm)
421-1222312211--1311---------2-----12----1----------------442
Temp. °C212122212222222121242323222122212120232322212120202424252321212020252525212020202222232322222222222425252423222122232220
Feels °C (?)202120202021222121232121212121202020212121212020192422222122212021282526222122202221212223242424232525242321212325242320
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