Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
E
1
E
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)78777888889991010101212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199181140121118124120124108136222297153692417307628604594586596596625734
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.06
2:17AM
1.41
2:46PM
1.00
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
4:23AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.63
7:24PM
0.62
9:14AM
0.67
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
9:25PM
0.74
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:15-------7:15----
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
12---------------------1
Temp. °C222325242323212120242626242321212224242322212120
Feels °C (?)252525242323222322242524212321212022222120191919
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