Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
8
3
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.5
SSE
8
2
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
27
27
88
141
241
1762
1217
660
395
264
229
299
194
300
345
924
1575
1406
1263
885
831
804
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
E
20
E
20
SE
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
3:47AM1.04m
3:58PM1.58m
5:08AM1.11m
5:08PM1.65m
6:07AM1.21m
6:08PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.55m
11:04PM0.32m
10:30AM0.51m
00:02AM0.23m
11:39AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
21
19
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
13
9
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
12
10
8
10
9
12
12
13
14
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