Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 562 | 1353 | 710 | 577 | 474 | 413 | 371 | 237 | 405 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 873 | 848 | 555 | 490 | 430 | 320 | 249 | 178 | 126 | 100 | 69 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.42m | 7:39PM1.59m | 8:12AM1.51m | 8:23PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.58m | 9:04PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.20m | 1:27PM0.33m | 1:59AM0.18m | 2:15PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.18m | 3:00PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 562 | 350 | 710 | 577 | 474 | 413 | 371 | 237 | 405 | 368 | 800 | 890 | 873 | 848 | 555 | 490 | 430 | 320 | 249 | 178 | 126 | 100 | 69 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 142 | 388 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 138 | 65 | 178 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 56 | 96 | — | — | 50 | 59 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 833 | 833 | 136 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
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