Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 421 | 277 | 274 | 243 | 157 | 209 | 312 | 298 | 239 | 175 | 143 | 146 | 117 | 141 | 263 | 219 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.43m | 6:05AM1.17m | 5:49PM1.48m | 6:38AM1.27m | 6:30PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.36m | 11:33AM0.56m | 00:27AM0.29m | 12:18PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 433 | 421 | 171 | 139 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 84 | 113 | 92 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 8 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 58 | 176 | 277 | 113 | 243 | 137 | 83 | 75 | 46 | 51 | 30 | — | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 20 | 274 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 57 | 75 | 188 | 158 | 157 | 209 | 312 | 298 | 239 | 175 | 143 | 146 | 117 | 141 | 263 | 219 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 225 | 164 | 208 | 136 | 30 | 1 | 227 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 30 |
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