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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 Thursday 07 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
22.7° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 140 | 363 | 1478 | 1302 | 1174 | 1215 | 764 | 701 | 919 | 1401 | 1222 | 1096 | 1026 | 1463 | 1230 | 1701 | 884 | 725 | 561 | 479 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.14m | 00:04AM1.57m | 1:19PM1.14m | 00:55AM1.51m | 2:19PM1.17m | 1:50AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.50m | 5:30PM0.76m | 7:11AM0.52m | 6:27PM0.81m | 8:02AM0.52m | 7:33PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 363 | 932 | 1302 | 1174 | 1215 | 764 | 514 | 600 | 1401 | 1222 | 1096 | 1026 | 1463 | 1230 | 1029 | 884 | 725 | 561 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | S 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 6 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | S 10 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 5 | 45 | 140 | 13 | 1478 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 701 | 919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1701 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 125 | 195 | 85 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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