The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – Orange County)

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The Wedge Spot ID:

Type: breakwater

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell SSW | Wind N

Sea Temperature Today is: 19.2 °C

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 20:50 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 18
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	S	S	WNW	W
Period (s)	16	16	7	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on

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The Wedge in Orange County is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach breaks are all lefts. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips and locals.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Newport Bay Entrance, California, 1 miles from The Wedge.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
HIGH TIDE
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Live Weather:

At Costa Mesa Airport, 8 km from The Wedge.

light winds from the SSW

km/h

Air temperature
20 °C

Current weather near The Wedge

Buoy Data:

At Santa Monica Basin Buoy, 68 miles from The Wedge.

	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Data Age	5 hr	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	7	6	6	7

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Overall The Wedge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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Visitor Reviews of The Wedge

joseph from UNITED STATES writes:

Pretty gnarly. Don't wear a leash - you'll get screwed because it moves so much water and it's so thick that if you want to back out and you have your leash on your board will pull you over, but it's a shore break so it doesn't matter you will go over the falls at least one time and you will get drilled if you go over head first. Tuck into a ball or put your hands out and when you feel the sand, roll. Some people break their necks and some die, but worth the risk if you get the side wave and get pushed into a perfect barrel. Don't bother going if it's not a south swell. Over all best spot in Newport for body boarding and body surfing.

2012-12-29

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Wedge: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Corona Del Mar Jetty	1 mi
Second closest break	Middles	2 mi
Third closest break	Newport 15th Street	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Blackies	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Newport Point	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Wedge:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	68 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	76 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	121 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	125 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	134 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Wedge:
Closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa Pier, Newport Beach	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar (2)	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Ana River entrance (inside)	5 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Los Patos (highway bridge)	13 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Wedge:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	43 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	55 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	56 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	65 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	72 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Wedge:
Closest city location	Newport Beach (United States)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Costa Mesa (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Irvine (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Huntington Beach (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Fountain Valley (United States)	9 mi

The closest passenger airport to The Wedge is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to The Wedge is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 35 km (22 miles) away.
Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA is 56 km (35 miles) away.
Riverside Muni Airport (RAL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to The Wedge and is 57 km (35 miles) away.

The Wedge break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Wedge, CAL - Orange County. Use the tab navigation above to view The Wedge sea temperature, The Wedge photographs, The Wedge detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Wedge webcams, current wind from CAL - Orange County live weather stations and The Wedge tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Wedge.

The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – Orange County)

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Overall The Wedge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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