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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
2
S
7
3
SSE
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
132
154
163
157
157
125
123
123
120
90
86
86
130
79
64
67
356
984
1487
1887
1432
940
614
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
WSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:47AM1.10m
4:42PM1.55m
5:56AM1.20m
5:51PM1.58m
6:48AM1.31m
6:49PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.60m
11:42PM0.30m
11:27AM0.53m
00:35AM0.24m
12:32PM0.43m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
16
17
21
23
21
21
19
19
19
23
24
22
21
21
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
14
17
20
23
20
22
18
18
17
21
22
20
21
19
11
10
8
9
9
10
9
10
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