Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
23.5° C
(Which is 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 6PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
4
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
SE
3
SE
2.2
SE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999998888999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1876199223102192200815411507164728661987175516351474749966787682439449408380363338330
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
9:32PM
1.21
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
10:01AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.25
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
3:36AM
0.44
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:02-------8:02-------8:02-----
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2-248655481211211--11-1-1
Temp. °C232322222121212121202021202121222222212120202121
Feels °C (?)222222212121201918171819181919201920202120192019
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