
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:04PM1.49m | 9:25AM1.63m | 9:43PM1.41m | 10:00AM1.64m | 10:21PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.21m | 3:43PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.25m | 4:25PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
67 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 15 |
18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 66 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 840 | 225 | 137 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 98 | 56 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
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