
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 135 | 139 | 303 | 105 | 62 | 126 | 150 | 139 | 69 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 92 | 236 | 377 | 488 | 646 | 588 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.50m | 5:29AM1.29m | 5:24PM1.46m | 6:20AM1.39m | 6:23PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.32m | 11:14AM0.55m | 11:57PM0.30m | 12:19PM0.46m | 00:41AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
mm | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
4 | 6 | 5 | 145 | 105 | 62 | 33 | 32 | 107 | 69 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 646 | 588 | 463 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 14 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
55 | 135 | 139 | 303 | 2 | 52 | 126 | 150 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 92 | 236 | 377 | 488 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 223 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 95 | 258 | 502 | 556 | 127 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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