Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
27
26
24
25
27
26
20
30
29
99
116
127
130
73
47
65
90
90
88
86
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NE
20
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:54PM1.43m
1:05AM1.22m
1:53PM1.46m
2:17AM1.12m
3:00PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.36m
7:14PM0.50m
7:13AM0.42m
8:30PM0.51m
8:12AM0.47m
9:54PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
15
16
15
14
12
10
10
11
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
11
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
7
12
13
9
8
8
6
6
8
12
11
10
9
7
6
5
8
13
12
11
13
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