Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
S
2.3
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
S
Period(s) (?)1211111111111111891414131313131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12299617506455154523872563839247073668062431322811114844273735834538049672848310724891981
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
1.60
5:23PM
1.17
5:19AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.26
6:24AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
12:17PM
0.37
11:58PM
0.58
1:07PM
0.32
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:54-------6:53-------6:52
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
15--1-1-----------------
Temp. °C221918171515141616171716141719192020181616182020
Feels °C (?)211715138768810101081114141516151413141718
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