Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1601 | 1212 | 729 | 559 | 493 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 185 | 196 | 196 | 166 | 159 | 142 | 151 | 97 | 89 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.41m | 00:35AM0.98m | 1:02PM1.36m | 1:45AM0.92m | 2:03PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.59m | 8:08PM0.59m | 7:03AM0.67m | 9:25PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1243 | 980 | 729 | 559 | 493 | 370 | 313 | 167 | 185 | 196 | 196 | 166 | 134 | 106 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 102 | 73 | 78 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 3 | 11 | 159 | 142 | 151 | 97 | 89 | 17 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 8 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1601 | 1212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 123 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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