Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 1AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)11101010101010999999888168161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178014891186990788688517452385326280238202150140114139911271268790257251
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.36
7:17AM
1.66
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.32
12:59AM
0.49
1:48PM
0.29
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:52-------6:52-------6:50------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121211919192021202020201918212122212120201821
Feels °C (?)161819191818192020191919202018222021192019211821
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