Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
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
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)101010999999888161616161613161616161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)788624517452385326280238202150140114139131127126858219318818117410392
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.66
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.49
1:48PM
0.29
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:50-------6:49--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202121202020181820222222202019182123232221
Feels °C (?)181920192020181920181821202120192019182121212020
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