Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.2° 

Newcastle - The Wedge 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 - The Wedge today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
332
418
596
760
695
670
573
476
400
326
256
246
203
199
158
147
118
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:25PM1.52m
6:05AM1.02m
6:09PM1.59m
6:54AM1.08m
6:51PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.50m
11:18AM0.57m
1:07AM0.42m
12:09PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
11
11
12
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
8
8
10
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
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