
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle Beach today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 320 | 859 | 978 | 1245 | 930 | 649 | 471 | 432 | 432 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.91m | 8:13AM1.29m | 8:15PM1.95m | 9:04AM1.33m | 9:04PM1.94m | 9:52AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.14m | 1:41PM0.37m | 3:03AM0.09m | 2:35PM0.36m | 3:50AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 99 | 349 | 669 | 851 | 673 | 465 | 324 | 301 | 265 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 7 | S 17 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 17 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | W 3 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 320 | 859 | 978 | 1245 | 930 | 649 | 471 | 432 | 432 | 540 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 76 | 44 | 76 | 76 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 108 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
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