Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.6
S
12
0.9
S
12
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
373
348
181
162
159
155
675
216
1106
2116
1837
3092
2434
1916
1433
1237
1149
1160
1077
1100
1139
1163
1583
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
11:48PM1.53m
12:47PM1.32m
00:36AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
5:38PM0.61m
6:29AM0.35m
6:33PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
13
12
14
13
13
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
66
373
348
181
162
159
155
125
216
11
12
30
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
1275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
28
5
30
51
26
25
50
99
21
11
13
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
5
14
29
27
2
5
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1
2
675
195
1106
2116
1837
3092
2434
1916
1433
1237
1149
1160
1077
1100
1139
1163
1583
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
2
10
125
97
240
415
421
240
280
293
283
260
221
97
44
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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