Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 228 | 159 | 104 | 78 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 134 | 94 | 118 | 145 | 160 | 191 | 214 | 264 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.87m | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:39PM1.76m | 11:26AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.12m | 4:20PM0.40m | 5:17AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 314 | 228 | 159 | 104 | 78 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 89 | 96 | 16 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 68 | 70 | 90 | 93 | 90 | — | 134 | 94 | 118 | 145 | 160 | 191 | 214 | 264 | 318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 180 | 97 |
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