Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.5° 

Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
404
706
1055
1198
1131
808
562
486
450
423
371
173
143
196
619
1347
1914
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:08PM1.65m
6:07AM1.21m
6:08PM1.71m
6:55AM1.32m
6:59PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.23m
11:39AM0.42m
00:51AM0.15m
12:36PM0.33m
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
11
10
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
15
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
11
8
6
13
8
5
6
6
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