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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
23.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)201817161615141466667121211111110106666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5075534924274002832061951251131352004566676336351732105188194146
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
1.21
7:06AM
1.59
7:53PM
1.32
7:49AM
1.64
8:28PM
1.42
8:31AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.60
1:47PM
0.34
1:32AM
0.50
2:21PM
0.27
2:16AM
0.40
2:55PM
0.22
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------12--13
Temp. °C222019181722242422212020212730262524232221212222
Feels °C (?)191819181722222219191920202528212223222221212120
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