Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 27 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
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1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.8
SW
2.5
S
6.5
SSW
7
S
6.5
S
4.5
SSE
5.5
S
4
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
SSE
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111810141414131313131212121211111110101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)387256398143117234179711553475561071458686300572336664437387629661853154712821010788636551443
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
1.17
5:19AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.26
6:24AM
1.65
7:16PM
1.36
7:17AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
12:17PM
0.37
11:58PM
0.58
1:07PM
0.32
12:59AM
0.49
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-6:54-------6:53-------6:52------
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141716171616141619202020181616182021212120202020
Feels °C (?)610899108913141616151313151718192019201919
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