Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 873 | 687 | 555 | 452 | 394 | 313 | 249 | 207 | 147 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.58m | 9:04PM1.49m | 9:25AM1.63m | 9:43PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.18m | 3:00PM0.22m | 3:08AM0.21m | 3:43PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 873 | 687 | 555 | 452 | 394 | 313 | 249 | 207 | 147 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 20 | E 12 | E 11 | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 45 | 36 | — | — | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 833 | 833 | 136 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 81 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 839 | 271 | 48 | 59 |
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