Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)12121111111010101010109999998888161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496739433346268021161716118699077262451745238532628023818614714011493132129127
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.65
7:16PM
1.36
7:17AM
1.66
7:58PM
1.46
8:04AM
1.65
8:35PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.58
1:07PM
0.32
12:59AM
0.49
1:48PM
0.29
1:51AM
0.41
2:25PM
0.27
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:50--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716182021212120202021212121202019192122222221
Feels °C (?)141413151718191920201920191920182019192121202019
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