Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
33
37
37
250
272
177
162
152
113
235
1102
1633
1641
1347
1203
2092
1636
1163
1090
969
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
11:48PM1.53m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
5:38PM0.61m
6:29AM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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4:57
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
15
13
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
11
9
8
6
6
7
8
13
12
12
13
12
10
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
12
12
12
6
33
37
37
250
272
177
162
152
113
99
21
12
5
30
13
13
13
15
146
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
—
—
0.1
E
13
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
10
10
2
11
11
5
29
5
30
27
11
5
45
21
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
2
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
11
3
3
11
10
5
14
5
5
5
11
22
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
—
—
—
—
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
6
3
5
5
3
3
1
—
—
—
—
3
13
235
1102
1633
1641
1347
1203
2092
1636
1163
1090
969
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
96
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92
91
0
0
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10
10
10
10
45
125
125
10
315
280
358
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293
125
260
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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2
3
2
2
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3
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