Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 189 | 165 | 144 | 109 | 230 | 233 | 187 | 229 | 158 | 208 | 125 | 55 | 188 | 237 | 268 | 200 | 94 | 76 | 57 | 64 | 140 | 384 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.27m | 6:30PM1.53m | 7:10AM1.37m | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:43AM1.46m | 7:49PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.29m | 12:18PM0.46m | 00:59AM0.22m | 1:00PM0.36m | 1:31AM0.18m | 1:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 130 | 124 | 94 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 139 | 99 | 75 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 158 | 108 | 94 | 76 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 217 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 157 | 189 | 165 | 144 | 109 | 230 | 233 | 187 | 229 | 158 | 208 | 125 | 55 | 188 | 237 | 268 | 200 | — | — | — | 64 | 140 | 384 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 840 | 555 | 416 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 271 | 225 | 81 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 163 | 56 | 0 |
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