Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 132 | 127 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.46m | 12:03PM1.40m | 00:08AM1.34m | 12:54PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.45m | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:09PM0.48m | 6:25AM0.36m | 7:14PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 132 | 127 | 82 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | SE 13 | S 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | E 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 293 | 173 | 163 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 43 |
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