Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)995555555555666669888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)675449595351423730355258494041323323222121232424
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
ESE
15
E
0
W
10
S
0
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.49
10:56AM
1.66
11:28PM
1.53
11:39AM
1.56
12:11AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.17
4:44AM
0.30
5:17PM
0.20
5:31AM
0.32
5:54PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.36
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-7:39-------7:38-------7:37------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C252423232322222223232424222222292826252423222326
Feels °C (?)262423222221222325242526252524302928292627252729
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