Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 127 | 267 | 254 | 184 | 212 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.91m | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:54AM0.95m | 4:52PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.62m | 8:49AM0.64m | 11:13PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 127 | 267 | 254 | 184 | 125 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 159 | 212 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | E 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 28 | — | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 163 | 163 | 91 | 91 | 163 | 240 | 173 | 96 | 92 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 56 |
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