Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 211 | 192 | 161 | 137 | 113 | 97 | 162 | 190 | 162 | 158 | 160 | 153 | 150 | 115 | 112 | 99 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.63m | 9:27AM1.45m | 9:33PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.15m | 3:23PM0.28m | 3:50AM0.18m | 4:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 261 | 211 | 192 | 161 | 137 | 93 | 97 | 162 | 190 | 162 | 158 | 160 | 153 | 150 | 113 | 112 | 99 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 145 | 102 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 113 | 94 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 102 | 153 | 137 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 30 | 56 | 1 |
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