Newcastle - Stratts Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - Stratts Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - Stratts Spit sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

Newcastle - Stratts Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle - Stratts Spit today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
105
218
135
107
325
431
372
258
196
157
153
157
124
118
115
89
287
169
173
197
240
294
292
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:44AM1.39m
8:49PM1.83m
9:26AM1.44m
9:32PM1.74m
10:08AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.06m
2:27PM0.26m
3:22AM0.07m
3:15PM0.26m
4:01AM0.12m
4:02PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
14
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
12
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
6
7
9
12
12
13
13
12
10
9
10
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
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