Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 92 | 88 | 282 | 265 | 118 | 194 | 79 | 82 | 64 | 63 | 85 | 79 | 181 | 72 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.36m | 1:04AM1.03m | 1:52PM1.34m | 2:06AM0.94m | 2:52PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.46m | 7:31PM0.60m | 6:59AM0.54m | 8:45PM0.63m | 7:47AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 95 | 86 | 81 | 14 | 12 | 118 | 194 | 79 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 9 | 86 | 72 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 92 | 88 | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 282 | 265 | 40 | 45 | 68 | — | — | 63 | 85 | 79 | 181 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 136 | 293 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 186 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 98 | 146 | 91 | 91 |
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