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Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | |
1074 | 1065 | 1031 | 902 | 800 | 786 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 736 | 723 | 804 | 818 | 640 | 855 | 490 | 490 | 434 | 434 | 443 | 384 | 338 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.28m | 6:27PM1.64m | 6:45AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:28AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.47m | 00:13AM0.53m | 11:50AM0.47m | 00:59AM0.48m | 12:26PM0.47m | 1:42AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1074 | 1065 | 1031 | 902 | 800 | 786 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 658 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 640 | 573 | 490 | 490 | 434 | 434 | 443 | 384 | 298 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 217 | 338 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 736 | 723 | 804 | 818 | 17 | 855 | — | — | 110 | 284 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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