Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
115
88
88
86
84
59
57
56
39
39
39
143
131
268
697
417
508
380
1004
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
ENE
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM1.37m
2:44AM1.04m
3:40PM1.40m
3:53AM0.99m
4:35PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.66m
8:41AM0.54m
10:35PM0.63m
9:30AM0.57m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
14
13
13
15
18
19
18
13
11
9
8
9
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
15
17
16
13
11
10
9
11
15
17
13
7
5
4
3
4
8
10
11
7
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