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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
99
117
145
164
372
546
171
147
151
331
547
329
300
266
181
153
149
119
130
359
376
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.48m
7:39PM1.44m
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
8:46AM1.68m
9:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.35m
1:48AM0.23m
2:23PM0.26m
2:24AM0.22m
3:09PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:00
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7:12
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2
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1
3
2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
26
26
28
26
22
21
22
21
17
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
16
22
19
19
20
22
21
20
21
25
25
28
25
23
19
20
19
13
13
14
15
14
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