Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 9PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
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2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SE
4
0.3
S
9
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
15
14
172
763
1531
1726
1765
2299
2632
2210
2184
2291
2918
2363
1773
1380
809
645
488
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.50m
11:03PM1.19m
11:27AM1.46m
11:44PM1.07m
12:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.39m
4:55AM0.41m
6:01PM0.48m
5:28AM0.51m
6:59PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
10
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
17
14
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
6
7
7
4
6
9
11
12
12
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