Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 513 | 492 | 437 | 365 | 357 | 321 | 314 | 281 | 240 | 186 | 263 | 252 | 252 | 235 | 227 | 135 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.00m | 1:20PM1.43m | 2:29AM0.97m | 2:15PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.49m | 6:33AM0.66m | 8:31PM0.52m | 7:31AM0.73m | 9:34PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 513 | 492 | 437 | 365 | 357 | 71 | 314 | 281 | 240 | 186 | 263 | 252 | 252 | 18 | 18 | 135 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 116 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 18 | 19 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 524 | 49 | 29 | — | — | — | 321 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 235 | 227 | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 271 | 225 | 240 | 240 | 271 | 864 | 30 | 225 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 136 | 416 | 91 | 30 |
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