Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 135 | 233 | 91 | 185 | 247 | 295 | 319 | 253 | 498 | 639 | 593 | 559 | 444 | 372 | 334 | 235 | 195 | 165 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.56m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:29PM1.53m | 8:53AM1.61m | 9:11PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.28m | 2:04AM0.16m | 2:23PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.17m | 3:07PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 128 | 91 | 64 | 47 | 34 | 251 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 71 | 334 | 235 | 195 | 165 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 135 | 233 | 16 | 185 | 247 | 295 | 319 | 253 | 498 | 639 | 593 | 559 | 444 | 372 | 51 | 51 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 161 | 11 | 76 | 127 | 178 | 65 | 8 | 98 | 211 | 219 | 211 | 211 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 42 | 79 | 32 | 32 |
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