Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 77 | 134 | 274 | 186 | 96 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.23m | 12:22PM1.51m | 00:54AM1.12m | 1:26PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.37m | 5:47AM0.39m | 7:02PM0.42m | 6:42AM0.47m | 8:22PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 35 | 134 | 274 | 186 | 96 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 77 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 0 |
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