Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 30 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
23.9° 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 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
0.4
S
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)99999888161616161313161616161414146116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38532628023820215014011413913112712653521931321811741079561664026
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.29
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:52-------6:50-------6:49------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121202019192122222121201918212222212120191921
Feels °C (?)201919192019192120201920202018222020192020192022
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