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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.6° 

Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
513
492
437
365
357
321
314
281
240
186
263
252
252
235
227
135
115
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:20AM1.00m
1:20PM1.43m
2:29AM0.97m
2:15PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.49m
6:33AM0.66m
8:31PM0.52m
7:31AM0.73m
9:34PM0.52m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
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17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
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15
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