Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 203 | 392 | 463 | 440 | 318 | 304 | 245 | 200 | 133 | 108 | 103 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 91 | 53 | 66 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.42m | 9:26AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.37m | 10:10AM1.80m | 10:47PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.19m | 3:02AM0.23m | 3:57PM0.15m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:48PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 61 | 392 | 463 | 440 | 318 | 304 | 245 | 200 | 133 | 108 | 103 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 3 | 53 | 66 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 40 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 35 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | 91 | 24 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 107 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 293 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 293 | 30 | 30 |
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