Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
351 | 472 | 302 | 246 | 192 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 132 | 148 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 108 | 92 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.63m | 9:27AM1.45m | 9:33PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.30m | 3:18AM0.15m | 3:23PM0.28m | 3:50AM0.18m | 4:07PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
351 | 472 | 302 | 246 | 192 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 132 | 148 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 108 | 92 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
14 | 15 | 145 | 102 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 21 | 63 | 103 | 153 | 137 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 84 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
28 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 1 |
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