Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 10 Feb 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)887777888884566777867889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5541272626153333333363253310515262494145193543705699803
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrossonglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
0.99
4:06AM
1.37
4:29PM
0.95
5:10AM
1.41
5:58PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.70
9:00PM
0.61
11:15AM
0.68
10:00PM
0.65
12:25PM
0.61
11:07PM
0.65
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:47-------7:46----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212324242322212020252726262523222426232019191920
Feels °C (?)222324252625242222262624252524212426221514161617
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