Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 08 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
23.8° 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 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)977888888877778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)791313606236795815324914524413292631881932041931641291109491100130140
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.27
12:44AM
1.48
12:53PM
1.16
1:27AM
1.44
1:40PM
1.06
2:17AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.45
7:11AM
0.57
6:45PM
0.54
8:07AM
0.63
7:24PM
0.62
9:14AM
0.67
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------6:47-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset-7:20-------7:19-------7:17------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22443234431--1-1--------
Temp. °C232323222222222222232323222121222424232221201924
Feels °C (?)222120191920202020212223222121222324242323222024
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