Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
8
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
39
39
59
24
131
398
400
417
474
392
988
1422
1245
827
655
451
367
290
259
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSE
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:40PM1.40m
3:53AM0.99m
4:35PM1.45m
5:04AM0.98m
5:25PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.63m
9:30AM0.57m
11:38PM0.58m
10:24AM0.58m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
13
11
9
8
10
12
13
13
12
10
8
6
9
15
17
17
14
Feels °C
15
16
12
7
5
4
3
5
8
10
11
9
6
3
1
4
11
14
13
10
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