Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Newcastle - The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)14141514141414121111111110101010999101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918104211381092951822684607536610695736682575490361282241211220186231186175
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.49
5:35PM
1.32
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.72
11:19AM
0.44
11:17PM
0.61
11:57AM
0.37
12:07AM
0.49
12:34PM
0.32
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:11-------6:13-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:32-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141211151719191816151417192019181613141923222121
Feels °C (?)987121417171714121115171716161511121621201921
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