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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 Sunday 31 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | |
111 | 109 | 94 | 80 | 143 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 58 | 81 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.23m | 8:18PM1.78m | 8:54AM1.22m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:39AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.50m | 3:05AM0.38m | 2:18PM0.53m | 3:46AM0.37m | 2:58PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | 111 | 109 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 48 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 55 | 56 | 46 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 58 | 81 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — | 36 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 143 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
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