Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Feb 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
23.3° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.7
S
1
NE
0.7
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)788884766668755666667667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2611028963322025628836755838459790776610615394126139153
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
W
20
SSE
15
S
5
E
10
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.55
1:20PM
1.29
1:56AM
1.55
2:27PM
1.17
3:03AM
1.55
3:51PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.41
7:21PM
0.42
8:35AM
0.47
8:18PM
0.51
10:00AM
0.49
9:28PM
0.57
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:35-------7:34--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424312625252524232325262524232221202525252423
Feels °C (?)252525322627282828262625252321212222212624242525
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