
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 119 | 92 | 225 | 392 | 452 | 430 | 388 | 318 | 251 | 207 | 136 | 108 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 96 | 84 | 52 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.68m | 9:09PM1.42m | 9:26AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.37m | 10:10AM1.80m | 10:47PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.19m | 3:02AM0.23m | 3:57PM0.15m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:48PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
149 | 119 | 92 | 61 | 392 | 452 | 430 | 388 | 318 | 251 | 207 | 136 | 108 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 84 | 52 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | 5 | — | — | 42 | 40 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
1 | 28 | 85 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 43 | 108 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 295 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 138 | 32 | 32 |
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