Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 119 | 100 | 176 | 181 | 419 | 573 | 192 | 161 | 134 | 131 | 153 | 155 | 374 | 207 | 180 | 151 | 302 | 125 | 469 | 466 | 243 |
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-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.36m | 6:54PM1.42m | 7:32AM1.48m | 7:39PM1.44m | 8:08AM1.59m | 8:24PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.47m | 1:12AM0.27m | 1:38PM0.35m | 1:48AM0.23m | 2:23PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 226 | 218 | 192 | 161 | 134 | — | 6 | 5 | 187 | 207 | 180 | 151 | 151 | 125 | 190 | 221 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 134 | 119 | 100 | 176 | 181 | 419 | 573 | — | — | — | 131 | 153 | 155 | 374 | — | — | — | 302 | — | 469 | 466 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 30 | 280 | 611 | 421 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 227 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
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