Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 217 | 251 | 232 | 176 | 134 | 157 | 103 | 155 | 170 | 175 | 124 | 79 | 75 | 113 | 96 | 111 | 96 | 96 | 113 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:14PM1.61m | 10:48AM1.45m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:30AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.29m | 4:37AM0.19m | 4:49PM0.36m | 5:12AM0.28m | 5:38PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 202 | 70 | 64 | 232 | 176 | 134 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 170 | 27 | 121 | 79 | 75 | 93 | 96 | 80 | 96 | 74 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 8 | 26 | 102 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 55 | 113 | 81 | 111 | 78 | 48 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 56 | 53 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 217 | 251 | — | — | — | 157 | 103 | 155 | — | 175 | 124 | 68 | — | — | — | 99 | — | 96 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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