Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999967777777788889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63403937789612111713413110710796116125160169181220225225225230282
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
1.71
12:16PM
1.35
12:37AM
1.69
1:16PM
1.24
1:37AM
1.65
2:30PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.33
6:16AM
0.30
6:06PM
0.42
7:19AM
0.37
6:58PM
0.52
8:32AM
0.43
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12---------------------
Temp. °C232221202021222322222221222323232222212019212223
Feels °C (?)232322222222222221222222232122222223232220232223
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