Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 463 | 389 | 292 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 104 | 82 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.56m | 11:20AM1.38m | 11:20PM1.46m | 12:03PM1.40m | 00:08AM1.34m | 12:54PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.25m | 5:14PM0.45m | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:09PM0.48m | 6:25AM0.36m | 7:14PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 533 | 463 | 389 | 292 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 104 | 82 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 20 | SE 14 | E 15 | S 19 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 293 | 74 | 178 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
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