Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)677566666667777767778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2951379411987821281574354778994796691220331470596659548392
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.17
3:03AM
1.55
3:51PM
1.09
4:20AM
1.58
5:25PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.47
8:18PM
0.51
10:00AM
0.49
9:28PM
0.57
11:28AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.58
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:34-------7:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11310152331--
Temp. °C222626252423222120252525242323222122232323232222
Feels °C (?)232524222222212321272525242526232125262525252323
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