Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1.8
S
13
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
1070
1640
1419
957
773
533
434
354
326
344
418
594
721
764
633
520
440
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM1.45m
5:04AM0.98m
5:25PM1.52m
6:05AM1.02m
6:09PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.58m
10:24AM0.58m
00:26AM0.50m
11:18AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
10
8
6
9
15
17
16
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
5
3
1
4
11
15
12
10
10
9
8
9
12
12
13
14
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