Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 43 | 82 | 102 | 110 | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 112 | 90 | 198 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.34m | 3:16AM0.92m | 3:09PM1.34m | 4:36AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.58m | 8:16AM0.71m | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 82 | 102 | 90 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 112 | 1 | 73 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 198 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 507 | 240 | 411 |
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