Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 196 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.36m | 1:46AM1.15m | 2:44PM1.37m | 2:44AM1.04m | 3:40PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.43m | 8:07PM0.64m | 7:57AM0.50m | 9:20PM0.66m | 8:41AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 196 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 32 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 74 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 106 | 107 |
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