Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.2°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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
151
146
143
106
102
100
74
78
82
77
74
50
50
50
51
51
52
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
10
S
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM1.51m
10:58PM1.36m
11:28AM1.51m
11:50PM1.23m
12:22PM1.51m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.32m
5:03AM0.31m
5:53PM0.37m
5:47AM0.39m
7:02PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
23
21
19
17
16
20
25
24
23
21
19
17
18
23
27
23
21
18
Feels °C
19
20
20
18
16
13
12
15
20
19
20
18
15
13
14
17
22
20
18
14
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