Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 140 | 160 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 145 | 166 | 283 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 360 | 280 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:32AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.38m | 10:15AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:54PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 161 | 140 | 160 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 197 | 188 | 145 | 139 | 108 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 360 | 280 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 166 | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | 110 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 17 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | 7 | — | — | 11 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 104 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 416 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 30 |
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