Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 452 | 440 | 311 | 304 | 251 | 205 | 165 | 133 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 75 | 53 | 66 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.42m | 9:26AM1.76m | 9:57PM1.37m | 10:10AM1.80m | 10:47PM1.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.23m | 3:57PM0.15m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:48PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 392 | 452 | 440 | 311 | 304 | 251 | 205 | 165 | 133 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | — | 13 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 67 | 18 | 26 | — | — | 2 | — | 75 | 21 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 293 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 180 | 30 | 10 |
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