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Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | |
358 | 351 | 251 | 243 | 237 | 212 | 171 | 161 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 39 | 57 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.28m | 3:53AM1.57m | 4:59PM1.36m | 4:55AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.71m | 9:43AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.68m | 10:39AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.62m | 11:25AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
 kJ | 358 | 351 | 251 | 243 | 237 | 212 | 171 | 161 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 39 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 53 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | 36 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 421 | 74 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 293 | 56 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 240 | 240 |
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