Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 155 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 92 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.41m | 10:00AM1.64m | 10:21PM1.31m | 10:36AM1.63m | 10:59PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:25PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.31m | 5:07PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | S 16 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 155 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | 39 | 92 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 91 | 119 | 208 | 156 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 87 |
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