Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 270 | 200 | 195 | 161 | 140 | 211 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 188 | 188 | 145 | 166 | 283 | 376 | 337 | 320 | 234 | 288 | 280 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.61m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:32AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.38m | 10:15AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:54PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 270 | 200 | 195 | 161 | 140 | 211 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 188 | 188 | 145 | 142 | 108 | 376 | 337 | 320 | 234 | 288 | 280 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 166 | 283 | 108 | 151 | 110 | 110 | — | — | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | — | — | SE 17 | S 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 78 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 64 | 70 | 64 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 22 | 16 | 50 | 104 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 240 | 97 | 44 | 81 | 45 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 333 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 2 |
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