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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 11 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
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 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 80 | 67 | 122 | 237 | 175 | 131 | 91 | 109 | 148 | 290 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 303 | 483 | 195 | 403 | 396 | 184 | 424 | 110 | 127 | 107 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05PM 1.47 | 3:21AM 1.23 | 3:00PM 1.34 | 4:18AM 1.27 | 3:57PM 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 0.65 | 8:56PM 0.38 | 8:59AM 0.69 | 9:43PM 0.43 | 10:10AM 0.69 | 10:26PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
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