Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 Aug 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
18.5° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.3
E
3
S
4
S
4
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111101111111110111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2863052171731401561231328692737398201541634467142311189115791195963793643
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
30
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
1.20
12:04PM
1.36
12:05AM
1.09
12:50PM
1.34
12:58AM
0.99
1:44PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.42
6:27PM
0.57
6:05AM
0.50
7:29PM
0.62
6:47AM
0.57
8:44PM
0.63
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:32-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121110131818161513991115151514111091115161514
Feels °C (?)7647111010852-127779665813141211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Newcastle - The Wedge (light winds from the NW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 0 km from Newcastle - The Wedge). A 0.8m groundswell from the E

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Actual: 52 min ago

19 km/h
NW
Offshore
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