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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 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 168 | 168 | 168 | 175 | 151 | 175 | 103 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 131 | 388 | 1051 | 1419 | 1184 | 1293 | 2375 | 2940 | 3159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.58 | 7:29PM 1.67 | 7:48AM 1.57 | 8:09PM 1.76 | 8:35AM 1.53 | 8:52PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:55AM 0.38 | 1:12PM 0.29 | 1:43AM 0.29 | 1:50PM 0.28 | 2:31AM 0.23 | 2:30PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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