Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
168 | 84 | 78 | 118 | 113 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 99 | 136 | 153 | 132 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 117 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:30AM1.42m | 11:35PM1.30m | 12:12PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.36m | 5:12AM0.28m | 5:38PM0.44m | 5:46AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
45 | 84 | 78 | 118 | 113 | 117 | 80 | 106 | 99 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 117 | 34 | 22 | 127 | 117 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
61 | 41 | 70 | 60 | 87 | 85 | 113 | 78 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 |
8 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 56 | 53 | — | 10 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 47 | 65 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
168 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | 136 | 153 | 132 | — | 120 | 120 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 81 | 97 | 0 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 118 | 136 | 45 | 30 | 30 |
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