Surf Forecasts:
Newcastle - The Wedge surf forecast from 27 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 30 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 3 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, S swell with 498 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 29 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Newcastle - The Wedge this week:
The surf forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 29) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Newcastle - The Wedge in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 03) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 29th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Newcastle - The Wedge over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | S 11 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 234 | 195 | 194 | 214 | 188 | 286 | 250 | 284 | 253 | 62 | 69 | 363 | 55 | 130 | 58 | 498 | 371 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.61m | 9:11PM1.47m | 9:32AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.38m | 10:15AM1.66m | 10:45PM1.27m | 11:03AM1.64m | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.61m | 00:54AM1.08m | 1:08PM1.57m | 2:19AM1.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.17m | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:12AM0.21m | 3:54PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.27m | 4:47PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.36m | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.45m | 6:57PM0.35m | 6:24AM0.54m | 8:15PM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 359 | 234 | 195 | 194 | 214 | 188 | 106 | 250 | 284 | 60 | 28 | 38 | 86 | 55 | 50 | 58 | 15 | 11 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 286 | 110 | — | 59 | 62 | — | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 17 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 11 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 75 | 51 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 29 | 64 | 253 | — | 69 | 363 | — | 130 | — | 498 | 371 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 30 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 |
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