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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 9 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.9° 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 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | |
1882 | 1715 | 1633 | 1577 | 1456 | 1482 | 1389 | 1419 | 1301 | 1187 | 1194 | 1236 | 1776 | 1355 | 2104 | 1920 | 2139 | 2139 | 2518 | 1547 | 1598 | 2246 | 1354 | 1398 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.46m | 4:21PM1.42m | 4:16AM1.38m | 5:07PM1.49m | 5:11AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.68m | 9:51AM0.44m | 10:21PM0.64m | 10:35AM0.46m | 11:21PM0.59m | 11:14AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
 kJ | 1882 | 1715 | 1633 | 1577 | 1456 | 1482 | 1389 | 1419 | 1301 | 1187 | 1194 | 1236 | 1236 | 1355 | 1236 | 1496 | 1519 | 1654 | 1522 | 1547 | 1598 | 1462 | 1354 | 1398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1776 | — | 2104 | 1920 | 2139 | 2139 | 2518 | — | — | 2246 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 59 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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