Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
23.9° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)7778888889610101012121212111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140121118124104124108136304340154826863312699687678586576510594615710628
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.06
2:17AM
1.41
2:46PM
1.00
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
4:23AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.62
9:14AM
0.67
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
9:25PM
0.74
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-7:17-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C252423222121202426262423212122242322212120202020
Feels °C (?)252323222223212425232123212020222019191919191819
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