Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99988816161616131316161616141461211666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280238202150140114139131127126535219313218117410795524440253737
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:50-------6:49-------6:47
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191820212221212019182122222221201919212223
Feels °C (?)191920191820192019202020182120202020201920222122
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