Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
21.2° 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 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.2
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)771212111111111111111010101010101010710101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2862742352222052051911891881881821381331281282849696949994929290
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
N
5
NW
20
ESE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.18
10:08AM
1.71
10:47PM
1.16
10:45AM
1.69
11:33PM
1.13
11:24AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.44
4:55PM
0.31
4:09AM
0.50
5:38PM
0.32
4:47AM
0.56
Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-----11--1--------
Temp. °C191919191919202020201918182122212120202020202020
Feels °C (?)171717181718191920212119202321202322211918181818
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