Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313131414141413131313141414141415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261251261261231662803063073113733474134204305186638139189051108951951802
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
1.44
4:03PM
1.13
3:37AM
1.45
4:54PM
1.21
4:35AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.82
9:47AM
0.56
9:14PM
0.79
10:36AM
0.50
10:20PM
0.72
11:19AM
0.44
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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. °C252524212023252220181514131620221816141211141719
Feels °C (?)232423191921221918151098913151011977101317
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