Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 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
24.3° 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 12PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141413131312121212111111111110101099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116671011290837751651959587037635151784555254420901922176414371207916717600443368318261212
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.26
6:24AM
1.65
7:16PM
1.36
7:17AM
1.66
7:58PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.37
11:58PM
0.58
1:07PM
0.32
12:59AM
0.49
1:48PM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:53-------6:52-------6:52--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514161820202018161618202121202020192021212121
Feels °C (?)998101215161715141415171919192020192020191920
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