Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Issued: 3 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is
19.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
13
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
43
85
70
59
56
36
26
21
19
18
8
7
7
13
12
19
11
20
34
37
51
290
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:10PM1.77m
10:02AM1.25m
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.54m
4:00AM0.27m
3:22PM0.56m
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
16
16
16
19
20
18
17
15
14
14
15
19
19
16
12
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
19
20
18
16
15
12
11
10
14
16
14
14
12
11
8
9
13
14
11
7
6
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
Energy kJ
24
23
32
26
12
59
56
36
26
16
13
13
6
7
7
13
12
19
11
20
34
37
49
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
8
8
11
8
18
8
19
21
21
19
18
8
6
6
2
11
6
11
11
5
51
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
1
3
3
8
2
2
8
7
3
3
6
2
2
3
3
1
7
1
3
8
11
10
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
12
43
85
70
3
9
11
12
6
8
10
11
9
7
7
9
5
5
2
3
3
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
30
34
1
0
30
1
59
74
0
1
34
34
74
42
42
106
90
96
107
23
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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