Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10109999101010109999101414141313671313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041721461511249492889211510679798396107104136130130137247126126
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
1.08
12:37AM
1.49
1:37PM
1.05
1:33AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.07
2:35AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.58
5:50PM
0.71
7:44AM
0.61
6:48PM
0.78
8:47AM
0.60
8:00PM
0.82
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:38-------5:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223222222201918222423232220202026323127262323
Feels °C (?)182222212224222119232422222321201924313025242222
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