Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 64 | 55 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 66 | 113 | 208 | 1046 | 1752 | 821 | 521 | 324 | 384 | 518 | 497 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.04m | 2:41PM1.52m | 3:47AM1.04m | 3:58PM1.58m | 5:08AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.54m | 9:49PM0.40m | 9:11AM0.55m | 11:04PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1333 | 821 | 521 | 324 | 384 | 518 | 497 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 64 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 4 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 113 | 208 | 1046 | 1752 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 23 | 43 | 70 | 45 | 260 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 221 | 163 | 45 |
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