Crabbs Creek
Crabbs Creek is a Swansea Heads reef break in the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle area, a powerful local wave with a steep takeoff, a ledge finish, and a small-crowd feel when it is working. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Crabbs Creek in New South Wales.
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Lineup Insights
The Wave
West is the clean offshore lane, with northwest and southwest also useful.
For tide, check whether the reef cover and the ledge are standing up cleanly.
Lineup Guide
Watch for rips, rocks, sharks, and the exposed rock ledge at the finish.
Park by the road, walk down the steep sand dune, and paddle through the deep-water beach.
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