Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 117 | 113 | 96 | 99 | 117 | 136 | 132 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 111 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 196 | 197 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.42m | 11:35PM1.30m | 12:12PM1.39m | 00:16AM1.16m | 12:59PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.28m | 5:38PM0.44m | 5:46AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.53m | 6:20AM0.46m | 7:31PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 117 | 113 | 96 | 99 | 52 | 35 | 132 | 120 | 34 | 22 | 111 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 84 | 81 | 196 | 197 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 56 | 53 | — | 10 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 47 | 65 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 14 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 136 | — | — | 124 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 30 | 106 | 137 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
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