
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
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 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2487 | 2586 | 2586 | 2460 | 2629 | 1987 | 2090 | 1536 | 1445 | 1210 | 759 | 722 | 999 | 886 | 869 | 653 | 585 | 589 | 577 | 513 | 492 | 396 | 365 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.36m | 1:31AM1.33m | 2:29PM1.43m | 2:35AM1.24m | 3:28PM1.51m | 3:48AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.61m | 7:55AM0.41m | 8:47PM0.58m | 8:47AM0.44m | 10:03PM0.52m | 9:44AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
— | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 2460 | 2211 | 1987 | 1768 | 1536 | 1445 | 1210 | 759 | 627 | 698 | 886 | 869 | 653 | 585 | 589 | 577 | 513 | 492 | 396 | 365 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 250 | 232 | 269 | 746 | 722 | 492 | 68 | 47 | 116 | 130 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 85 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 23 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2487 | 2586 | 2586 | — | 2629 | — | 2090 | — | — | — | — | — | 999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 221 | 97 | 186 | 125 | 125 | 107 | 85 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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