
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
495 | 539 | 479 | 409 | 406 | 351 | 301 | 318 | 280 | 347 | 689 | 737 | 575 | 558 | 718 | 736 | 583 | 411 | 344 | 297 | 254 | 191 | 159 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.34m | 9:59PM1.64m | 10:41AM1.36m | 10:37PM1.56m | 11:20AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.19m | 3:43PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.21m | 4:27PM0.43m | 5:07AM0.25m | 5:14PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
495 | 539 | 479 | 409 | 406 | 351 | 301 | 318 | 280 | 255 | 689 | 737 | 575 | 558 | 718 | 736 | 583 | 411 | 344 | 297 | 254 | 191 | 159 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 5 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 15 | S 19 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 123 | 183 | 347 | 137 | 174 | 228 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 | E 11 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | S 21 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 21 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 20 | E 15 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 276 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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