Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - Stratts Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
134
102
126
90
86
186
139
239
251
356
356
283
191
142
220
194
144
208
118
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:03PM1.87m
8:44AM1.39m
8:49PM1.83m
9:26AM1.44m
9:32PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.30m
2:42AM0.06m
2:27PM0.26m
3:22AM0.07m
3:15PM0.26m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
14
12
9
9
8
7
9
12
12
13
13
12
10
9
12
13
12
12
13
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