Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 147 | 116 | 299 | 1537 | 344 | 237 | 132 | 105 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.09m | 5:19PM1.69m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:20PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.48m | 00:18AM0.26m | 11:40AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 468 | 344 | 237 | 132 | 105 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 147 | 116 | 299 | 1537 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 68 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 421 | 293 | 646 | 2 | 81 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 81 |
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