Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
1293
492
427
367
334
750
709
575
490
753
799
577
565
505
459
449
409
344
294
308
280
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:53AM1.27m
8:45PM1.73m
9:29AM1.31m
9:21PM1.70m
10:05AM1.34m
9:59PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.45m
3:26AM0.19m
3:02PM0.43m
3:59AM0.19m
3:43PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
14
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
5
6
9
8
10
12
10
8
8
9
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
13
13
13
12
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