Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.8° 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 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)887887778888888797777877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6856334571157316419397531671660521394235133102205230254245186163134112
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
1.26
3:12AM
1.32
2:56PM
1.13
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.44
9:23AM
0.69
9:14PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
9:58PM
0.53
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-
Sunset--8:05-------8:05-------8:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------5751-1--1-----
Temp. °C343229262121212021201818181819202122212222222224
Feels °C (?)323027251717181717161516181920202122212323242526
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