Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 268 | 233 | 170 | 154 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 118 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 102 | 109 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 104 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | 10:10AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:26PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 361 | 268 | 233 | 170 | 154 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 118 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 56 | 34 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 17 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 182 | 120 | 146 | 131 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 77 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 85 | 83 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | — | — | S 18 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 | 61 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 57 | 107 | 80 | 102 | 109 | — | — | 29 | 57 | 104 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 81 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 276 | 508 | 154 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 3 | 0 |
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