Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 86 | 94 | 43 | 75 | 200 | 374 | 516 | 432 | 388 | 501 | 524 | 392 | 307 | 246 | 202 | 229 | 253 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.30m | 10:57AM1.80m | 11:42PM1.23m | 11:49AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.15m | 4:25AM0.34m | 5:43PM0.19m | 5:13AM0.42m | 6:44PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 12 | 94 | 42 | 75 | 200 | 374 | 516 | 432 | 388 | 501 | 524 | 392 | 307 | 246 | 202 | 120 | 253 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 47 | 77 | 51 | 87 | 198 | 337 | 366 | 333 | 316 | 243 | 231 | 160 | 229 | 97 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 175 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 509 | 509 | 79 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 76 | 79 | 295 | 295 | 79 |
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