Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
21.8° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
S
0.6
E
1
S
0.6
E
1.3
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
ESE
0.8
E
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)910106117111111111167111111116788889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1087349568689823898291114128255114191291149135186245324277290177
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
ESE
20
E
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
ENE
15
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
1.15
2:40PM
1.43
3:57AM
1.23
3:43PM
1.39
4:50AM
1.34
4:48PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.39
8:27AM
0.70
9:33PM
0.38
9:39AM
0.65
10:23PM
0.36
10:49AM
0.57
Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:44-------7:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232120191922252523212021262930312621201920232627
Feels °C (?)222019191922222019201920222626282319191921232426
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