Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
10
8
7
6
13
12
12
11
11
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
14
16
19
18
15
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
Feels °C
16
14
12
11
8
10
13
11
9
6
5
6
7
8
12
11
13
13
12
11
9
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
28
27
10
7
4
6
13
12
12
11
23
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
67
21
12
12
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
3
9
10
2
2
11
5
29
5
13
73
5
25
45
21
5
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
6
2
3
6
2
6
1
3
3
3
7
5
14
5
27
11
5
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
6
6
13
5
8
28
2
1
1
1
2
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
30
41
74
42
94
96
163
92
91
23
0
0
0
0
10
0
2
10
44
125
125
240
240
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
9
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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