Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1640 | 1419 | 1065 | 773 | 606 | 441 | 354 | 332 | 344 | 426 | 604 | 708 | 670 | 562 | 476 | 392 | 319 | 251 | 240 | 194 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04AM0.98m | 5:25PM1.52m | 6:05AM1.02m | 6:09PM1.59m | 6:54AM1.08m | 6:51PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.58m | 10:24AM0.58m | 00:26AM0.50m | 11:18AM0.57m | 1:07AM0.42m | 12:09PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1640 | 1419 | 1065 | 773 | 606 | 441 | 354 | 332 | 344 | 426 | 604 | 708 | 670 | 562 | 476 | 392 | 319 | 251 | 240 | 194 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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