Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 639 | 716 | 563 | 427 | 359 | 327 | 764 | 709 | 586 | 867 | 769 | 815 | 655 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.73m | 8:53AM1.27m | 8:45PM1.73m | 9:29AM1.31m | 9:21PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.21m | 2:22PM0.45m | 3:26AM0.19m | 3:02PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 86 | 84 | 639 | 716 | 563 | 427 | 359 | 327 | 764 | 709 | 586 | 563 | 552 | 602 | 655 | 641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 220 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 58 | 161 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 867 | 769 | 815 | — | 864 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 10 |
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