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Bar Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 05 May 2024 AEST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 22.7°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.8 °C max: 23.5 °C min: 20.9 °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 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.8 °C max: 23.5 °C min: 20.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Bar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Bar Reef at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
0.8
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.7
SE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
3
SSE
2.2
SE
2.4
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121111788878888887777777778877777777787799878887878887877778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)37736718035527330317874399865758272481081564853549945239634026424021819218315114512718018315812113115613110610611382791101261473093022573692682832313955945203144694238825036071028
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
1.61
6:16PM
1.65
6:34AM
1.60
7:01PM
1.76
7:26AM
1.56
7:46PM
1.83
8:17AM
1.50
8:31PM
1.87
9:07AM
1.42
9:16PM
1.87
9:58AM
1.33
10:02PM
1.83
10:50AM
1.25
10:48PM
1.77
11:44AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.29
12:27AM
0.33
12:41PM
0.27
1:22AM
0.25
1:24PM
0.29
2:15AM
0.20
2:06PM
0.33
3:07AM
0.20
2:48PM
0.39
3:59AM
0.24
3:30PM
0.48
4:51AM
0.31
4:13PM
0.58
5:45AM
0.38
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset---5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------5:04-------5:04
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Rain (mm)
1-1111-4112-1431-----1-11---12222123221124511121233432254221
Temp. °C171716161616151717202020191818191919191919181817181920191818171716181818191818181817181918181918181818181819171717181819
Feels °C (?)161714141415141111141415141313141516161617171715171818171817171716181716181618181813141514151615151515131314131312121214

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