Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 302 | 453 | 407 | 310 | 431 | 279 | 238 | 246 | 246 | 202 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 268 | 217 | 257 | 295 | 280 | 276 | 186 | 244 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.37m | 2:33AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:31AM1.20m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.67m | 8:56AM0.47m | 9:52PM0.66m | 9:38AM0.51m | 10:58PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 302 | 295 | 280 | 310 | 324 | 279 | 238 | 246 | 246 | 202 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 163 | 217 | 257 | 1 | 280 | 191 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 90 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 16 | E 9 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 18 | 26 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 481 | — | 453 | 407 | — | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | — | — | 295 | — | 276 | 186 | 244 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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