Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 542 | 639 | 590 | 527 | 485 | 270 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 165 | 140 | 165 | 217 | 188 | 253 | 192 | 197 | 175 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.53m | 8:53AM1.61m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:32AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.17m | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 270 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 165 | 140 | 165 | 217 | 188 | 253 | 192 | 197 | 175 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 20 | 71 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 55 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 279 | 542 | 639 | 590 | 527 | 485 | 111 | 64 | 72 | 51 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 30 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 180 | 180 | 213 | 213 | 107 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 30 |
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