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Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | |
918 | 902 | 792 | 778 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 577 | 783 | 815 | 720 | 520 | 510 | 434 | 494 | 426 | 434 | 521 | 371 | 325 | 325 | 282 | 302 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.28m | 6:27PM1.64m | 6:45AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:28AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.53m | 11:50AM0.47m | 00:59AM0.48m | 12:26PM0.47m | 1:42AM0.43m | 1:02PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 918 | 902 | 792 | 778 | 726 | 676 | 670 | 577 | 22 | 21 | 720 | 520 | 510 | 434 | 494 | 426 | 434 | 434 | 349 | 279 | 243 | 233 | 302 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 127 | 134 | 6 | 5 | 371 | 325 | 325 | 282 | 233 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | — | S 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 21 | — | 11 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 783 | 815 | — | 40 | 48 | 74 | — | 131 | 385 | 521 | 558 | 498 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 113 | 113 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 163 | 90 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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