Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 46 | 95 | 198 | 971 | 1279 | 1056 | 666 | 484 | 491 | 394 | 447 | 588 | 314 | 268 | 196 | 163 | 107 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 80 | 112 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.33m | 9:04PM1.94m | 9:52AM1.37m | 9:52PM1.87m | 10:39AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.09m | 2:35PM0.36m | 3:50AM0.09m | 3:28PM0.36m | 4:35AM0.12m | 4:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 46 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 438 | 314 | 268 | 196 | 163 | 107 | 99 | 73 | 55 | 51 | 21 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 38 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 32 | 66 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 1 | 95 | 198 | 971 | 1279 | 1056 | 666 | 484 | 491 | 394 | 447 | 588 | — | — | 48 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 64 | 68 | 80 | 112 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 66 | 10 | 125 | 173 | 97 | 97 | 44 | 97 | 44 | 44 | 125 | 30 | 293 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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