Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)881616161613131616161614141461111665667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14011413913112712653521931321811741079558534038355135412036
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:50-------6:49-------6:47----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182121222121201918212222212120191921222321211918
Feels °C (?)182120201920201918222020192120192021212220221919
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