Newcastle Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty. Let's chew the fat on what's in store for Newcastle Beach over the next couple of weeks.

The good news is there's a solid run of clean surf kicking off this Saturday morning and running through to Monday afternoon. The standout is definitely Sunday morning. We've got a nice 5ft swell rolling in from the SSE, but the real story is the period—13 seconds of proper groundswell energy. That's pushing the combined energy up to a strong 917, and with a light cross-off breeze from the NNW, it's going to be clean and lined up. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Saturday morning is a close second: 5ft of SSE swell with glassy conditions and a west wind that's barely a whisper. The energy is a moderate 414. It's a great time to be out, especially for beginners, as the size is manageable.

Monday morning is still looking good with 4ft of SE swell and a clean offshore breeze from the NW. The energy drops to 311, but it's still surfable and tidy.

Now, after Monday afternoon, things get messy. We hit a dry spell from Tuesday the 4th through to the end of that week. The swell drops right off—tiny 1ft to 1ft stuff—and the wind is either too light or onshore. It's a real gap of nothing worth paddling out for.

We get a bit of a pulse back on Thursday the 6th, but it's only 4ft to 4ft with a short period and onshore winds, making it marginal at best. Friday the 7th looks a bit bigger at 6ft, but the wind is cross or onshore, so it's not great.

The action picks up again on Saturday the 8th with a glassy morning and 4ft of SSE swell, and then Sunday the 9th has a clean offshore morning with the same size. These are decent windows, but nothing like that Sunday morning.

Looking further ahead, there's a bigger swell on the horizon for Wednesday the 12th afternoon—6ft of SSE swell with a short 6-second period. The wind is offshore, so it'll be clean, but that short period means it'll be a bit fat and quick. Then Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th see a jump in size to 8ft, and even 10ft on Thursday afternoon. That's big, expert territory. The wind is cross-off, so it's clean, but the energy is very strong (up to 1291). The direction is SE and ESE, which is fine for this beach, but it's a lot of water. The weekend after that just gets blown out with strong winds and rain, so don't bother.

So, to sum it up: your best bet is this Sunday morning, August 2nd. It's the standout. Saturday morning is a close second. After that, pick your moments in the second week, but nothing is as clean or as good as that first weekend.

Rusty.

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