Newcastle
Updated: 2018-04-27 07:44:00 Surf: choppy 3-4ft SSE Winds: Fresh S Weather: cool and cloudy Rating: 3/10

Freshening southerly winds and messy conditions at all breaks.Swells only just started to increase after the early high tide.No one out early with bumpy rights off Merewether.Water temps on 20.6C.Waverider buoy 2m at 8 secs from 148 degrees.

2018-04-27 06:03:00: choppy 4ft S, Fresh S, showers 2/10

Dawn report: No good this morning with a gusty southerly wind and junky southerly windswell. Desperate stuff. Check back for the updated photo report around 8am.

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Newcastle
Newcastle
63.73291817580714
Narrabeen
Narrabeen
91.94827026190872
3-4ft (Overhead) reaching 6ft at south facing beaches
A
S 23kt
3.2 m @ 7.8s S (174°)
0.4 m @ 13.7s S (175°)
Possible shower
Possible shower
First light: 5:57am Sunrise:6:23am Sunset:5:18pm Last light:5:44pm
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Current: 20.3 (12:10pm) Min: 18°C - Max: 22°C

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Editors picks

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Shipsterns Strike

Craig Brokensha
Tuesday, 24 April 2018

From WA to Tassie, Cabe Paparone captures a strike mission with Jarryd Foster and Jake Osman down to Shipstern Bluff. Featuring cameos by the local chargers.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Tom Wegener // Salt of the Earth

Stu Nettle
Friday, 20 April 2018

"You can hear the wood...it's like a symphony."

Swellnet Dispatch

RIP Big Darrell Eastlake

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 19 April 2018

Before he discovered the microphone, Big Daz was a surf entrepreneur and shaper.

Swellnet Dispatch

The success of the Swellnet Lifeline Classic Boardswap Fundraiser

Craig Brokensha
Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Over $2,200 raised for Lifeline on a sunny Sunday at Freshwater.

Latest News

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: What is bodysurfing?

Stu Nettle
Friday, 27 April 2018

For a new crew of slab bodysurfers, simply pulling into a barrel isn't enough.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: My Name Is John

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 26 April 2018

Sinking in the ratings, soaring in the freesurfs.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Slater deconstructing his latest designs

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 26 April 2018

"I confuse myself a lot," says Kelly Slater, "I ride a lot of different types of boards."

Swellnet Dispatch

The men in the grey suits are back

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 26 April 2018

Just when you thought it was safe to...you know, go back in the water.

Form Guide

Letty returns from injury for Sailor Jerry Surftag showdown

Thursday, 26 April 2018

Letty Mortensen returns for NASA after three months out of the water.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Go Mad

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 26 April 2018

31 years after mixing the original brew, Ross Clarke-Jones returns to share the Mad Wax formula.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Andy Irons: Kissed by God - Official Trailer

Ben Matson
Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Andy Irons: Kissed by God is a film about bipolar disorder and opioid addiction as seen through the life of three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons. 

Swellnet Dispatch

Australian surfer Jae Haydon dies in Bali

Nicholas McLaren
Tuesday, 24 April 2018

The 35-year-old's body was found 12 hours after a broken board washed up last night near Padang Padang.

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