Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
319
503
163
144
147
270
558
315
352
266
216
181
146
101
186
470
442
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39PM1.44m
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
8:46AM1.68m
9:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.23m
2:23PM0.26m
2:24AM0.22m
3:09PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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2
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3
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3
2
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1
Temp °C
22
20
19
19
21
27
27
27
27
22
21
22
21
17
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
20
26
26
26
27
22
19
19
20
14
13
14
15
14
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