Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 890 | 873 | 687 | 555 | 452 | 394 | 313 | 216 | 178 | 123 | 86 | 67 | 50 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.51m | 8:23PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.58m | 9:04PM1.49m | 9:25AM1.63m | 9:43PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.18m | 3:00PM0.22m | 3:08AM0.21m | 3:43PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 800 | 890 | 873 | 687 | 555 | 452 | 394 | 313 | 216 | 178 | 123 | 86 | 37 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | S 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | ENE 5 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 47 | — | 1 | 22 | 30 | 50 | 43 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 25 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 833 | 833 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 839 | 271 | 118 | 4 |
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