Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)668766666666776669655101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221818171321323232333349525249383028323439356865
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.60
9:54AM
1.64
10:18PM
1.66
10:37AM
1.57
11:00PM
1.70
11:24AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.25
4:05PM
0.22
4:30AM
0.23
4:42PM
0.26
5:21AM
0.25
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-121132-----1-1--263221-
Temp. °C212121202022232323222120202223232322222121222223
Feels °C (?)222323212023232224242321212324222422222020222324
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