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Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.5° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 74 | 136 | 193 | 117 | 145 | 190 | 43 | 38 | 59 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 73 | 126 | 94 | 47 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 1.84 | 12:28AM 1.22 | 12:21PM 1.74 | 1:25AM 1.21 | 1:12PM 1.61 | 2:23AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 0.17 | 5:52AM 0.52 | 7:16PM 0.24 | 6:50AM 0.59 | 8:07PM 0.31 | 7:52AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
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