Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 11 Dec 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
22.9° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)--
Afternoon (11 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (11 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)6666612121212121211111111111110667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121176142107751091482332782732642502442371912311124861371201079399104
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
5:09AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Sunday
14
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:52-------7:53-------7:54------
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-312212421-------------
Temp. °C212020202019201919191919181717212222222120192128
Feels °C (?)191719192120211918191920181817222019192221202228
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