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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
22.9° 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 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.1
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)7778812111111117891010109881010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27723239745214517742635134528659011302211290223401652972606541726637539464426
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.27
8:43AM
1.89
9:29PM
1.34
9:30AM
1.89
10:12PM
1.39
10:13AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.38
3:28PM
0.11
3:03AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.10
3:51AM
0.32
4:49PM
0.12
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:55-------7:54
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------22111-----------
Temp. °C252323222327252422212019181919202020202020212121
Feels °C (?)242225242428242323191513101111141516171818181818
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