Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1111119886661099696111110101010669
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39125182123109639545356862416338282221353231173849239
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
20
WSW
15
N
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.18
5:55PM
1.60
6:45AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.62
7:22AM
1.36
7:23PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.50
12:38AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.20
1:09PM
0.35
1:48AM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise5:48-------5:47-------5:46-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:45-------5:46----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------41--------
Temp. °C131517171716151413182222211915151620222218151311
Feels °C (?)1114141313131412111519201916131312161617141098
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 0 km away suggest it is still onshore at Newcastle - The Wedge (moderate winds from the ESE at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station). 0.4m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.1m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 49 min ago

20 km/h
ESE
Onshore
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