Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.3° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
3
1
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)10999998888857910101111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151175103747673504932312913151512751419104712231509297334043347312418481751
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
10
ENE
0
W
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.29
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C252522212018172326262418171715161717181815141316
Feels °C (?)232120181614131924232413131412121312141412111013
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