Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)991014141413136131313131313141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798396107104136130130182125126126123225280243311311373347342342423423
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.07
2:35AM
1.44
4:03PM
1.13
3:37AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.78
8:47AM
0.60
8:00PM
0.82
9:47AM
0.56
9:14PM
0.79
10:36AM
0.50
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221212127312927262422222324222019161413162021
Feels °C (?)22222019182630282525232221212120181611108101414
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