Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 8AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.8
S
6
1.4
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
24
23
5
5
5
5
49
485
605
492
367
359
334
914
764
750
646
834
884
683
627
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM1.21m
8:08PM1.73m
8:53AM1.27m
8:45PM1.73m
9:29AM1.31m
9:21PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.27m
1:40PM0.47m
2:52AM0.21m
2:22PM0.45m
3:26AM0.19m
3:02PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
13
18
18
15
12
10
10
9
10
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
11
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
6
6
7
13
11
8
6
5
5
4
6
10
9
10
12
9
8
7
7
10
10
12
12
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