Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 13 | 166 | 262 | 266 | 142 | 166 | 171 | 231 | 167 | 159 | 123 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 124 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.95m | 4:52PM1.43m | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:23PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.64m | 11:59PM0.47m | 11:00AM0.61m | 00:36AM0.38m | 11:53AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 166 | 262 | 266 | 142 | 104 | 171 | 231 | 167 | 159 | 123 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 13 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 112 | 166 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 30 | — | 25 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 40 | — | 22 | 59 | 36 | 68 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 276 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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