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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 16 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
23.4° 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 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.4
S
0.7
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)14146666612121111111066666666866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206195125901351064366676156353352719898951008269233764
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
1.32
7:49AM
1.64
8:28PM
1.42
8:31AM
1.68
9:03PM
1.52
9:12AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.34
1:32AM
0.50
2:21PM
0.27
2:16AM
0.40
2:55PM
0.22
2:59AM
0.31
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-7:09-------7:08-------7:07------
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------21-121-----2
Temp. °C242422212020202629282724242323222222232222212122
Feels °C (?)222119192020202529242324252423222222242323222122
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