Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1993 | 2377 | 2385 | 2402 | 2605 | 2603 | 2864 | 2143 | 1702 | 958 | 708 | 559 | 493 | 363 | 306 | 220 | 241 | 282 | 246 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:44PM1.07m | 12:11PM1.41m | 00:35AM0.98m | 1:02PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.48m | 5:28AM0.51m | 6:59PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.59m | 8:08PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2197 | 1576 | 1194 | 958 | 708 | 559 | 493 | 363 | 306 | 220 | 241 | 282 | 246 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 84 | 67 | 103 | 102 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1993 | 2377 | 2385 | 2402 | 2605 | 2603 | 2864 | 2143 | 1702 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 81 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 832 | 489 | 349 | 213 | 93 | 44 | 44 | 125 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 81 | 30 | 0 |
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