Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 126 | 99 | 157 | 157 | 168 | 164 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 122 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 89 | 89 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.48m | 10:43AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.28m | 3:50AM0.18m | 4:07PM0.29m | 4:25AM0.23m | 4:56PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
97 | 126 | 99 | 157 | 157 | 168 | 164 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 122 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 76 | 74 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
94 | 96 | 81 | 62 | 103 | 153 | 135 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 89 | 89 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 1 | — | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 45 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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