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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
67
40
39
87
198
277
61
48
31
90
46
77
94
183
81
58
57
43
42
86
87
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SW
5
NW
5
W
0
SE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:03AM1.64m
11:43PM1.16m
12:00PM1.61m
00:54AM1.08m
1:08PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.36m
5:47PM0.30m
5:21AM0.45m
6:57PM0.35m
6:24AM0.54m
8:15PM0.37m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
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Temp °C
18
24
27
25
21
22
21
21
21
25
26
24
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
20
23
19
16
19
18
17
17
22
21
18
22
19
18
19
19
20
18
17
17
15
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