Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 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 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)14121111111110101010991010101010999910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)684690621695778750709575431349276235268230225225231211168168168183186180
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
onononglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.32
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
7:02AM
1.58
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
Mon
13
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
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716151417192019181513141922212120191815192425
Feels °C (?)161513121115171716161411121620181920201915182322
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