Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 274 | 243 | 157 | 168 | 332 | 307 | 212 | 186 | 152 | 170 | 139 | 151 | 272 | 226 | 149 | 229 | 248 | 157 | 97 | 53 | 212 | 227 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.17m | 5:49PM1.48m | 6:38AM1.27m | 6:30PM1.53m | 7:10AM1.37m | 7:10PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.36m | 11:33AM0.56m | 00:27AM0.29m | 12:18PM0.46m | 00:59AM0.22m | 1:00PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | E 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 121 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 61 | 89 | 54 | 54 | 84 | 124 | 97 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 137 | 93 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 20 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 127 | 243 | 135 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 51 | 30 | — | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 11 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 277 | 274 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 164 | 135 | 157 | 168 | 332 | 307 | 212 | 186 | 152 | 170 | 139 | 151 | 272 | 226 | 149 | 229 | 248 | 157 | 97 | 53 | 212 | 227 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 136 | 213 | 136 | 173 | 163 | 81 | 1 | 156 | 293 | 416 | 293 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 225 | 156 | 30 |
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