Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 194 | 166 | 169 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 120 | 89 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 92 | 132 | 53 | 173 | 76 | 97 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.43m | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:23PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.47m | 11:00AM0.61m | 00:36AM0.38m | 11:53AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 254 | 194 | 104 | 169 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 120 | 89 | 65 | 67 | 29 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 52 | 27 | 97 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 112 | 166 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | — | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | — | 31 | 70 | 48 | 55 | 92 | 132 | 1 | 173 | 76 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 227 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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