
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). 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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
163 | 227 | 263 | 210 | 49 | 49 | 134 | 108 | 259 | 97 | 166 | 247 | 247 | 214 | 246 | 408 | 688 | 650 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:43AM1.46m | 7:49PM1.56m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:29PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.18m | 1:41PM0.28m | 2:04AM0.16m | 2:23PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 |
6 | 124 | 84 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 1 | 124 | 97 | 66 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
163 | 227 | 263 | 210 | — | — | 134 | 108 | 259 | 40 | 166 | 247 | 247 | 214 | 246 | 408 | 688 | 650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 138 | 0 | 76 | 127 | 95 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 211 | 219 | 219 |
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