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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 4 am Wednesday 03 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
22.3° 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 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 494 | 358 | 302 | 264 | 229 | 142 | 108 | 69 | 52 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 103 | 82 | 208 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 77 | 150 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 1.73 | 7:53PM 1.33 | 8:11AM 1.84 | 8:49PM 1.32 | 9:00AM 1.91 | 9:44PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:49AM 0.29 | 1:56PM 0.23 | 1:37AM 0.28 | 2:52PM 0.15 | 2:26AM 0.29 | 3:46PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
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