Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
23.1° 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 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)111111111010101099101010101099991010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62169577875069657549034927623526823023027323121116816816818323018013399
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
onononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
7:02AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.61
11:57AM
0.37
12:07AM
0.49
12:34PM
0.32
12:55AM
0.38
1:12PM
0.29
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514171919191816141419222121201918151924252120
Feels °C (?)131211151716161615131217201820191918151823221918
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