Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 176 | 173 | 573 | 363 | 260 | 201 | 129 | 100 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.60m | 5:05AM1.09m | 5:19PM1.69m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:20PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.49m | 11:13PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.48m | 00:18AM0.26m | 11:40AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 3 | 39 | 319 | 363 | 260 | 201 | 129 | 100 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 176 | 173 | 573 | — | 39 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 240 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 293 | 347 | 13 | 0 | 106 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
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