Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 50 | 71 | 141 | 188 | 212 | 208 | 492 | 413 | 413 | 413 | 372 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.57m | 7:12AM1.20m | 7:02PM1.62m | 7:46AM1.28m | 7:40PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.29m | 12:39PM0.48m | 1:42AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 208 | 279 | 413 | 413 | 413 | 372 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 71 | 141 | 188 | 212 | — | 492 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 173 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 0 |
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