Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - Stratts Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
S
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
1
S
6
1.6
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
35
28
31
42
154
139
198
111
97
78
60
46
39
38
27
32
23
22
60
226
496
663
1062
763
601
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:26AM1.20m
4:17PM1.50m
5:29AM1.29m
5:24PM1.46m
6:20AM1.39m
6:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.61m
11:06PM0.32m
11:14AM0.55m
11:57PM0.30m
12:19PM0.46m
00:41AM0.29m
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clear
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5
8
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Temp °C
18
18
18
22
22
20
21
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
22
21
17
19
20
15
14
16
18
19
19
21
18
16
15
14
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
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