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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
452
394
255
216
161
123
86
84
64
40
28
27
18
23
25
27
23
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
N
10
W
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:23PM1.55m
8:49AM1.58m
9:04PM1.49m
9:25AM1.63m
9:43PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.18m
3:00PM0.22m
3:08AM0.21m
3:43PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
16
17
20
25
27
27
27
25
23
18
18
20
21
21
22
23
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
17
23
26
26
25
24
21
17
18
20
19
19
20
22
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