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Lat Long: 32.92° S 151.80° E

Newcastle - The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newcastle - The Wedge sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.6° 

Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.5
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
S
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
195
161
140
244
217
188
201
197
188
145
166
283
376
337
324
375
288
218
195
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:11PM1.47m
9:32AM1.64m
9:56PM1.38m
10:15AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.19m
3:12AM0.21m
3:54PM0.20m
3:50AM0.27m
4:47PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
18
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
15
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
16
17
15
14
16
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