Surf Forecast Surf Report

Crackneck surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 20 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Crackneck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crackneck sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crackneck today?

The current surf forecast for Crackneck at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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 (?)
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.1
N
2.3
SE
3
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1111101010101099998881010101010109910788888888899988888812111111117111111111111111111101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)524453302290222185130119817976444342313130303029272725589749248296976385815294773863843933932642642842171761371661571521521491141142862862421988482114110108108110
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
40
S
50
S
45
S
30
S
30
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.91
1:32AM
1.32
3:00PM
0.96
2:41AM
1.34
4:05PM
1.06
3:47AM
1.38
4:58PM
1.20
4:46AM
1.43
5:44PM
1.35
5:42AM
1.46
6:27PM
1.50
6:35AM
1.46
7:09PM
1.64
7:28AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.39
6:49PM
0.60
8:45AM
0.35
8:11PM
0.60
9:45AM
0.28
9:31PM
0.55
10:36AM
0.19
10:39PM
0.45
11:22AM
0.11
11:39PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.05
12:34AM
0.20
12:47PM
0.03
1:27AM
0.08
1:29PM
0.05
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:17
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Rain (mm)
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