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Surf Break: The Wedge

The Wedge in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A left hand reef. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Overall The Wedge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see The Wedge surf quality by season and The Wedge surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Sydney North surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Wedge

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Wedge:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Kiddies Corner	1 mi
Second closest break	Palm Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Avalon-North	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Avalon-South	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Little Avalon	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Wedge:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4832 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4860 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4993 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5049 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5360 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Wedge:
Closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Little Patonga, Australia	5 mi
Third closest tide station	Ettalong, Australia	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	12 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Wedge:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	229 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	255 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	259 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	264 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	322 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Wedge:
Closest city location	Palm Beach (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Newport (Australia)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Booker Bay (Australia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ettalong Beach (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ettalong (Australia)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Wedge is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Wedge is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to The Wedge and is 273 km (170 miles) away.