Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 193 | 688 | 1437 | 1553 | 1690 | 2122 | 2438 | 2210 | 2184 | 2386 | 2238 | 2556 | 1930 | 1514 | 844 | 659 | 554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.19m | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:44PM1.07m | 12:11PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.39m | 4:55AM0.41m | 6:01PM0.48m | 5:28AM0.51m | 6:59PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1932 | 1396 | 1152 | 844 | 659 | 554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 193 | 688 | 1437 | 1553 | 1690 | 2122 | 2438 | 2210 | 2184 | 2386 | 2238 | 2556 | 1930 | 1514 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 107 | 213 | 213 | 125 | 738 | 832 | 832 | 489 | 315 | 125 | 44 | 66 | 44 | 92 | 10 | 81 | 0 |
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