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Newcastle - The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | |
76 | 92 | 57 | 97 | 134 | 157 | 120 | 124 | 100 | 98 | 168 | 186 | 88 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 192 | 192 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 247 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.62m | 7:15AM1.43m | 7:36PM1.68m | 7:54AM1.39m | 8:11PM1.72m | 8:33AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.41m | 1:12PM0.39m | 1:59AM0.38m | 1:44PM0.40m | 2:40AM0.37m | 2:16PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 76 | 5 | 57 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 88 | 108 | 114 | 11 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 8 | E 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 92 | 14 | — | 134 | 157 | 120 | 124 | 100 | — | 168 | 186 | — | — | — | 114 | 117 | 192 | 192 | — | — | — | 247 | 441 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 155 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 74 | 91 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 136 | 293 |
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