Newcastle - Stratts Spit surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)1514141414121111111110101010991010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11381092951822684690621599695736696575490361288246268230230230231211168164
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.49
5:35PM
1.32
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.44
11:17PM
0.61
11:57AM
0.37
12:07AM
0.49
12:34PM
0.32
12:55AM
0.38
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:32-------5:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111517191918161514171920191815141419222121201917
Feels °C (?)71214171717141211151717161614121216201919202017
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