Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)887788777777777778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616556127232256336346325275213171155159131125147160183183183164141108
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.09
5:37AM
1.64
6:42PM
1.16
6:43AM
1.71
7:39PM
1.26
7:39AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.58
12:40PM
0.36
12:04AM
0.54
1:36PM
0.27
1:09AM
0.46
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-7:31-------7:30-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1221-----111-1111--
Temp. °C242423232322222222232222222222222323222222222223
Feels °C (?)242323232422212020222122212121212222212122222223
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