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Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.4° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 168 | 175 | 151 | 180 | 103 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 172 | 529 | 1134 | 1552 | 1115 | 1201 | 1965 | 2749 | 3601 | 3601 | 2201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.58 | 7:29PM 1.67 | 7:48AM 1.57 | 8:09PM 1.76 | 8:35AM 1.53 | 8:52PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12PM 0.29 | 1:43AM 0.29 | 1:50PM 0.28 | 2:31AM 0.23 | 2:30PM 0.30 | 3:22AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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