Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 02 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (02 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777777777666777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125125242460423329269208299332163173216165140256263342186171262277314259
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
15
E
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.79
9:06PM
1.43
9:11AM
1.78
9:44PM
1.50
9:51AM
1.72
10:20PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.32
3:38PM
0.17
3:37AM
0.30
4:12PM
0.19
4:19AM
0.30
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:25-------7:24----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222526252323222222222423222222212122242523222120
Feels °C (?)212423212021202022222424232323212224242321222121
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