Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 182 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 597 | 848 | 904 | 2830 | 3417 | 3451 | 2320 | 2104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.36m | 12:49PM0.63m | 3:25AM0.36m | 1:33PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.20m | 5:14AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.18m | 6:01AM0.35m | 9:33PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 | — | SW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 94 | 182 | 169 | 246 | 433 | 597 | 848 | 904 | 11 | — | 118 | 2320 | 2104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 122 | 54 | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 6 | SW 4 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 2830 | 3417 | 3451 | 54 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 98 | 578 | 572 | 582 | 91 | 10 | 10 |
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