Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 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
23.9° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9888168161613131616161615146121166666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202150140114139851271265352193132181174109955244403527384639
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:50-------6:49-------6:47--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918202121212120191821222221212019192222232121
Feels °C (?)191918202019192020201821212120212020192320222021
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