Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 873 | 687 | 555 | 402 | 349 | 292 | 216 | 178 | 126 | 98 | 67 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.51m | 8:23PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.58m | 9:04PM1.49m | 9:25AM1.63m | 9:43PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.18m | 2:15PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.18m | 3:00PM0.22m | 3:08AM0.21m | 3:43PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 360 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 873 | 687 | 555 | 402 | 349 | 292 | 216 | 178 | 126 | 98 | 67 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 178 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | E 7 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 13 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 831 | 79 | 79 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 831 | 223 | 116 | 0 |
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