Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 168 | 164 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 101 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.48m | 10:43AM1.51m | 10:58PM1.36m | 11:28AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.18m | 4:07PM0.29m | 4:25AM0.23m | 4:56PM0.32m | 5:03AM0.31m | 5:53PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 168 | 164 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 101 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 153 | 135 | 131 | 115 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 81 | 94 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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