Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 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
23.8° 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 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)778888888777999777677101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33839448156956343433619313385150141152123951041147959111102967067
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.13
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.69
9:14PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:04-------8:04---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----396-----------------
Temp. °C212120201818181819202122222221202023242424232322
Feels °C (?)181816161517171819202022222322222225252323222323
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