Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)688899996788998766777775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252121232424272993153163119795965111504111311189564378
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
1.55
12:26PM
1.43
12:59AM
1.55
1:20PM
1.29
1:56AM
1.55
2:27PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.33
7:23AM
0.41
7:21PM
0.42
8:35AM
0.47
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:35
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423222227272727242523232726252322222222242525
Feels °C (?)272626252529262526242725262927272423222324262423
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