Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 327 | 252 | 191 | 161 | 225 | 177 | 161 | 149 | 115 | 112 | 281 | 275 | 311 | 232 | 273 | 280 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.83m | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:32PM1.74m | 10:08AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:15PM0.26m | 4:01AM0.12m | 4:02PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 380 | 327 | 252 | 191 | 161 | 225 | 177 | 161 | 149 | 115 | 112 | 74 | 169 | 202 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 275 | 311 | 232 | 273 | 280 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 44 |
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