Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 524 | 687 | 663 | 584 | 440 | 377 | 313 | 265 | 205 | 222 | 469 | 350 | 263 | 235 | 171 | 116 | 82 | 91 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.23m | 11:49AM1.76m | 00:44AM1.16m | 12:47PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.19m | 5:13AM0.42m | 6:44PM0.24m | 6:10AM0.51m | 7:49PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 514 | 524 | 687 | 663 | 584 | 440 | 377 | 313 | 265 | 205 | 222 | 469 | 350 | 263 | 235 | 171 | 116 | 41 | 50 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 203 | 211 | 341 | 333 | 312 | 243 | 181 | 163 | 142 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 80 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 45 | 89 | 147 | 75 | — | 1 | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 221 | 97 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 293 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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