Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 381 | 514 | 524 | 687 | 651 | 514 | 384 | 377 | 273 | 276 | 173 | 222 | 377 | 350 | 259 | 187 | 171 | 116 | 112 | 82 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.80m | 11:42PM1.23m | 11:49AM1.76m | 00:44AM1.16m | 12:47PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.19m | 5:13AM0.42m | 6:44PM0.24m | 6:10AM0.51m | 7:49PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 381 | 514 | 524 | 687 | 651 | 514 | 384 | 377 | 273 | 276 | 173 | 97 | 377 | 350 | 259 | 187 | 171 | 116 | 112 | 37 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 51 | 85 | 203 | 211 | 341 | 333 | 312 | 243 | 231 | 163 | 142 | 222 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 82 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 2 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 69 | 124 | 102 | 56 | 1 | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 507 | 240 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 81 | 81 | 293 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 421 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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