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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
23.9° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)12111111111110101010101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92972856846245339927617512512512212213913913713713796969696636359
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.55
5:21PM
1.09
5:50AM
1.65
6:43PM
1.12
6:55AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.47
11:33AM
0.46
10:58PM
0.49
12:50PM
0.36
12:09AM
0.48
1:52PM
0.25
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset-------7:59-------7:58-------7:58
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018171622232322212121212223232222212121232323
Feels °C (?)181917171621212020202222222222222223222322242221
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