Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 55 | 59 | 140 | 156 | 583 | 1064 | 1351 | 1487 | 1224 | 809 | 603 | 416 | 316 | 721 | 672 | 533 | 461 | 452 | 455 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.63m | 10:59PM1.22m | 11:12AM1.60m | 11:39PM1.13m | 11:51AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.31m | 5:07PM0.30m | 4:41AM0.39m | 5:51PM0.37m | 5:13AM0.47m | 6:38PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 59 | 121 | 195 | 316 | 721 | 672 | 533 | 461 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 256 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 55 | 59 | 140 | 156 | 583 | 1064 | 1351 | 1487 | 1224 | 809 | 603 | 416 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 452 | 455 | 422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 92 | 173 | 240 | 311 | 349 | 315 | 260 | 221 | 240 | 210 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 44 | 81 | 221 | 97 | 81 | 81 |
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