Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 171 | 151 | 184 | 179 | 136 | 112 | 103 | 96 | 104 | 117 | 109 | 103 | 92 | 72 | 58 | 52 | 24 | 51 | 79 | 54 | 18 | 28 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.72m | 7:54AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.76m | 8:38AM1.19m | 8:32PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.52m | 2:07AM0.38m | 1:14PM0.52m | 2:45AM0.33m | 1:57PM0.53m | 3:23AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 171 | 42 | 184 | 179 | 136 | 112 | 103 | 96 | 104 | 24 | 109 | 103 | 92 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 52 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 79 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 207 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 136 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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