Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 95 | 126 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 283 | 726 | 1173 | 1552 | 1621 | 1878 | 2344 | 1999 | 2141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.32m | 10:48AM1.50m | 11:03PM1.19m | 11:27AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.31m | 4:24AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.39m | 4:55AM0.41m | 6:01PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 57 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 95 | 126 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 13 | 283 | 726 | 1173 | 1552 | 1621 | 1878 | 2344 | 1999 | 2141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 711 | 1388 | 107 | 210 | 213 | 125 | 125 | 738 | 832 | 832 | 489 | 293 |
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