Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 63 | 146 | 131 | 99 | 125 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.94m | 2:52PM1.35m | 3:30AM0.91m | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:54AM0.95m | 4:52PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.60m | 10:07PM0.62m | 8:49AM0.64m | 11:13PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 146 | 131 | 99 | 66 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | SE 3 | ENE 9 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 125 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 4 | E 8 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 74 | 91 | 91 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 280 | 280 | 293 | 163 | 146 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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