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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 3 am Wednesday 06 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
451 | 440 | 375 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 619 | 2912 | 1465 | 1253 | 1037 | 804 | 598 | 882 | 1119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.67m | 11:27AM1.17m | 11:19PM1.62m | 12:21PM1.14m | 00:04AM1.57m | 1:19PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.47m | 4:42PM0.69m | 6:20AM0.50m | 5:30PM0.76m | 7:11AM0.52m | 6:27PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 451 | 440 | 375 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 619 | 1465 | 1465 | 1253 | 1037 | 804 | 598 | 494 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 60 | 57 | 32 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 53 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 11 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 107 | 145 | 959 | 2912 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 882 | 1119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 168 | 293 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
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