Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 114 | 114 | 156 | 164 | 220 | 193 | 215 | 180 | 171 | 167 | 196 | 151 | 147 | 116 | 107 | 104 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 66 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.66m | 7:08AM1.12m | 7:15PM1.72m | 7:54AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.76m | 8:38AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.52m | 1:27AM0.44m | 12:30PM0.52m | 2:07AM0.38m | 1:14PM0.52m | 2:45AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 95 | 114 | 114 | 156 | 164 | 220 | 193 | 215 | 180 | 171 | 167 | 196 | 151 | 147 | 116 | 107 | 104 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 66 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | S 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 10 | 18 | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 48 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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