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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
4
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
131
183
344
503
155
127
124
124
145
169
402
202
176
151
347
294
99
987
294
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
25
NW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM1.42m
7:32AM1.48m
7:39PM1.44m
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.47m
1:12AM0.27m
1:38PM0.35m
1:48AM0.23m
2:23PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
22
21
22
22
21
20
19
21
25
26
28
26
21
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
22
18
19
20
21
21
19
21
24
25
27
24
19
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