Surf Forecasts:
Newcastle - Stratts Spit surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 23 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 22 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, NE swell with 729 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 17 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Newcastle - Stratts Spit this week:
The surf forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle - Stratts Spit in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle - Stratts Spit over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 73 | 150 | 197 | 164 | 130 | 138 | 102 | 53 | 96 | 215 | 151 | 73 | 143 | 233 | 122 | 167 | 227 | 89 | 111 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.51m | 2:01AM1.07m | 1:33PM1.44m | 3:00AM1.09m | 2:26PM1.38m | 3:57AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.34m | 4:47AM1.22m | 4:23PM1.31m | 5:32AM1.32m | 5:22PM1.30m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:18PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.43m | 7:07AM0.74m | 8:41PM0.44m | 8:11AM0.77m | 9:30PM0.44m | 9:20AM0.75m | 10:16PM0.42m | 10:28AM0.70m | 11:00PM0.40m | 11:29AM0.60m | 11:43PM0.37m | 12:26PM0.49m | 00:25AM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 73 | 79 | 46 | 30 | 130 | 138 | 102 | 53 | 96 | 215 | 151 | 73 | 68 | 233 | 62 | 62 | 88 | 89 | 19 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 5 | S 7 | S 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 16 | — | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 25 | 71 | 26 | 31 | 83 | — | 93 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | — | E 9 | — | SSE 11 | E 11 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 30 | — | — | 48 | 78 | — | 25 | — | 39 | 9 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 150 | 197 | 164 | — | — | 17 | — | 22 | 23 | 43 | 27 | 143 | 137 | 122 | 167 | 227 | — | 111 | 407 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 87 | 45 | 173 | 125 | 10 | 10 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 81 | 30 | 1 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 157 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
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