Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 169 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 90 | 89 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 86 | 128 | 163 | 51 | 76 | 155 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.43m | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:23PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.47m | 11:00AM0.61m | 00:36AM0.38m | 11:53AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 169 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 47 | 51 | 27 | 155 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | — | 32 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | — | 20 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 13 | 29 | 70 | 51 | 65 | 86 | 128 | 163 | — | 76 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 276 | 173 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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