Newcastle - Stratts Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is

18.7° C

Newcastle - Stratts Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8						Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1768	1661	1291	1227	838	722	710	886	869	809	727	602	627	566	502	405	405	433	507	517	469	416	373	307
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	SSW	S	NNE	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:29PM1.43m				2:35AM1.24m				3:28PM1.51m				3:48AM1.18m					4:29PM1.62m
Low Tide		7:55AM0.41m				8:47PM0.58m				8:47AM0.44m					10:03PM0.52m			9:44AM0.45m					11:16PM0.43m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	1	1	1	—	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	11	10	13	13	13	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9
kJ	1768	1377	1291	1227	838	698	710	886	869	809	727	602	627	566	502	405	405	433	507	517	469	416	373	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	S 17	S 16	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	S 19	S 20	S 21	S 19	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	140	250	232	269	746	722	492	68	47	47	39	25	6	5	89	116	113	109	7	8	9	7	40	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 20	S 23	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	—	S 16	—	—	S 19	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	11	7	6	6	6	5	—	5	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1661	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Distance (km)	90	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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