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Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newcastle - Stratts Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 54 | 83 | 156 | 101 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 135 | 97 | 363 | 67 | 53 | 59 | 79 | 103 | 220 | 284 | 213 | 154 | 79 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:49PM 1.32 | 9:00AM 1.91 | 9:44PM 1.30 | 9:50AM 1.94 | 10:39PM 1.27 | 10:40AM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52PM 0.15 | 2:26AM 0.29 | 3:46PM 0.10 | 3:16AM 0.33 | 4:40PM 0.09 | 4:06AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 17 |
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