Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 115 | 109 | 72 | 177 | 206 | 202 | 227 | 223 | 226 | 203 | 139 | 111 | 122 | 205 | 211 | 175 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.74m | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:14PM1.61m | 10:48AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.12m | 4:02PM0.29m | 4:37AM0.19m | 4:49PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 115 | 109 | 72 | 177 | 206 | 202 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 203 | 139 | 111 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 61 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | S 14 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | 223 | 226 | — | — | — | 122 | 205 | 211 | 175 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 125 | 213 | 125 |
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