Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 78 | 90 | 99 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.43m | 1:05AM1.22m | 1:53PM1.46m | 2:17AM1.12m | 3:00PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.42m | 8:30PM0.51m | 8:12AM0.47m | 9:54PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 78 | 90 | 99 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 41 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 0 |
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