Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 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
23.6° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)777788888899999556999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1632221916314917312712728620233630443036218188816116212912999103173
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.55
11:04AM
1.51
11:30PM
1.54
11:39AM
1.39
12:06AM
1.52
12:14PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:41AM
0.40
5:43PM
0.37
6:24AM
0.48
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------------------112346
Temp. °C252322212123252624242323222626262424232322222221
Feels °C (?)242424232425272723252425242725252424252522222221
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