
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
463 | 843 | 828 | 798 | 663 | 637 | 648 | 687 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 595 | 573 | 495 | 424 | 353 | 346 | 290 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 196 | 157 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.61m | 12:13PM1.37m | 00:10AM1.45m | 1:01PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.29m | 1:51PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.26m | 6:06PM0.52m | 6:38AM0.35m | 7:03PM0.58m | 7:17AM0.43m | 8:07PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
24 | 843 | 828 | 798 | 663 | 637 | 648 | 687 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 595 | 573 | 495 | 424 | 353 | 346 | 290 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 196 | 157 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
70 | 23 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 87 | 126 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
63 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 91 | 89 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 282 |
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