Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 432 | 378 | 332 | 202 | 101 | 108 | 86 | 136 | 248 | 207 | 206 | 364 | 333 | 272 | 203 | 183 | 98 | 91 | 143 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:31AM1.20m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.13m | 5:12PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.47m | 9:52PM0.66m | 9:38AM0.51m | 10:58PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.52m | 11:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 286 | 279 | 167 | 246 | 202 | 101 | 108 | 86 | 136 | 164 | 207 | 206 | 251 | 333 | 272 | 203 | 183 | 98 | 91 | 143 | 158 | 3 | 153 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 50 | 132 | 42 | 16 | 85 | 43 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 50 | 3 | 11 | — | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 431 | 432 | 378 | 332 | — | — | — | — | — | 248 | — | — | 364 | — | — | 58 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 173 | 30 | 30 | 13 |
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