Newcastle - The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666677777766778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11987771051524051627777796454102173316383395384398434393393378
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
1.55
3:51PM
1.09
4:20AM
1.58
5:25PM
1.09
5:37AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
0.51
10:00AM
0.49
9:28PM
0.57
11:28AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.58
12:40PM
0.36
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:31-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------11343332212211
Temp. °C242322211924252524242323232223232323232223232323
Feels °C (?)212121222025252426272625242323222322242425232222
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