Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 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) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
42
42
27
27
27
90
110
181
1148
1397
838
465
317
264
293
264
264
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
E
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47AM1.04m
3:58PM1.58m
5:08AM1.11m
5:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.40m
9:11AM0.55m
11:04PM0.32m
10:30AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
22
19
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
21
18
13
9
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
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