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Bar Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 AEST
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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 (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.1 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.5 °C)
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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 (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.1 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.1
SSE
1.5
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
S
1.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.5
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)916151412121210101111111010101010109999101099799996678888888888877788888999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)685636107416451082814711267267510403326255245200196157159130785655454485113502681606089148636105577156743793110321077919705282495414337422564564421413458819100493375872314582101
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
1.72
10:25AM
1.26
10:30PM
1.71
11:16AM
1.20
11:17PM
1.69
12:14PM
1.16
12:11AM
1.66
1:21PM
1.15
1:14AM
1.63
2:32PM
1.19
2:23AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.28
3:32AM
1.61
4:36PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.48
4:31AM
0.40
3:56PM
0.55
5:21AM
0.42
4:37PM
0.62
6:16AM
0.45
5:30PM
0.69
7:17AM
0.46
6:37PM
0.73
8:21AM
0.45
7:55PM
0.72
9:22AM
0.41
9:12PM
0.66
10:18AM
0.37
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10--
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------------1232355321911631--24431-132113541
Temp. °C191919191917161719202019181716172121201918171619232222211920181817171818171616171818192019181717192019181817171717171818
Feels °C (?)141617171815141518191918181715172019181716161518222020201918151511121416171511131412131515151515171716161817171617161616

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