Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 198 | 261 | 123 | 71 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 74 | 233 | 188 | 309 | 64 | 51 | 117 | 48 | 276 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.66m | 10:45PM1.27m | 11:03AM1.64m | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.36m | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.45m | 6:57PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 376 | 337 | 324 | 234 | 288 | 218 | 94 | 73 | 56 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 105 | 101 | 78 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 7 | 107 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | 82 | — | — | 198 | 130 | 123 | 71 | 67 | 40 | — | — | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 38 | 51 | 47 | 10 | 44 | 115 | 167 | 261 | — | — | 1 | — | 35 | 74 | 233 | 188 | 309 | — | — | 117 | 48 | 276 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 276 | 163 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 44 | 0 | 74 |
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