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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.3° 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 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 132 | 273 | 520 | 512 | 566 | 292 | 157 | 88 | 62 | 109 | 159 | 182 | 122 | 153 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 51 | 77 | 154 | 170 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:33PM 1.25 | 11:30AM 1.84 | 12:28AM 1.22 | 12:21PM 1.74 | 1:25AM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 0.12 | 4:58AM 0.44 | 6:24PM 0.17 | 5:52AM 0.52 | 7:16PM 0.24 | 6:50AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
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