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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)101099991010969999955555516165
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3547545250465888686713565394238363833302935252535
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
NW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.75
10:13PM
1.44
10:16AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.49
10:56AM
1.66
11:28PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.16
4:00AM
0.32
4:42PM
0.17
4:44AM
0.30
5:17PM
0.20
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:39-------7:38----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1-21-11--
Temp. °C223134322424232323232424232322222223222323232221
Feels °C (?)192834332526242526252523232423222326252626242422
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