Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 107 | 102 | 96 | 122 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 119 | 121 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.33m | 9:15PM1.98m | 10:09AM1.33m | 10:07PM1.93m | 11:03AM1.33m | 10:58PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.42m | 4:07AM0.14m | 3:36PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.17m | 4:32PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 96 | 122 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 119 | 121 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 107 | 102 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 56 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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