Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 237 | 186 | 134 | 102 | 73 | 90 | 86 | 31 | 106 | 147 | 196 | 290 | 297 | 283 | 187 | 138 | 86 | 164 | 158 | 137 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.33m | 8:03PM1.87m | 8:44AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.83m | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:32PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.06m | 2:27PM0.26m | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:15PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 237 | 186 | 134 | 102 | 73 | 90 | 86 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 196 | 290 | 297 | 283 | 187 | 138 | 86 | 164 | 158 | 137 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 19 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 177 | 147 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 416 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 10 |
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