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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
23.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)710101097795566666666777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11796946761617648658375839762522032272293523098911896109
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
7:26AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
2:21PM
0.41
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:04-------8:04-------8:04-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--------211-12155111--1-
Temp. °C222221212223232221212121202224232121202021222223
Feels °C (?)212221212222211920191922212222201921212123202022
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