Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 03 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
23.6° 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 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (03 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)89109999988888556101010108966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6066827176115284543723381171361091148677106931291361007757463587
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.84
10:52PM
1.42
10:54AM
1.75
11:32PM
1.43
11:33AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.32
4:49PM
0.12
4:37AM
0.33
5:25PM
0.16
5:22AM
0.37
5:59PM
0.23
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----7:54-------7:53-------7:52--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212121212020191922232322201918192527272423
Feels °C (?)161718191818181618181720192018181918192626252625
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