Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
18.4° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)99999712128888888734461111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)505339343738352123475845262717141543624876116146145
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.03
3:49PM
1.53
5:07AM
1.09
4:58PM
1.57
6:03AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.39
9:03AM
0.60
10:58PM
0.34
10:23AM
0.57
11:54PM
0.28
11:30AM
0.50
Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:48---
Sunset-------5:44-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232120181820242423212019182124211918161413151817
Feels °C (?)201817151517202020181816161921201717121010131613
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Newcastle - Stratts Spit (light winds from the N at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 1 km from Newcastle - Stratts Spit). 0.5m 9s swell from the S with a 0.3m 5s windswell from the ENE and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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6 km/h
N
Clean
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