Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 64 | 110 | 144 | 789 | 1671 | 761 | 476 | 277 | 264 | 235 | 413 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.52m | 3:47AM1.04m | 3:58PM1.58m | 5:08AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.40m | 9:11AM0.55m | 11:04PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1163 | 761 | 476 | 277 | 264 | 235 | 287 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 4 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 110 | 144 | 789 | 1671 | — | — | — | — | — | 413 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 45 | 240 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 221 | 173 | 10 |
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