The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 AEDT
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The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)81011121212121211111010101313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1082981381961892101951451331232825156213112511711512712593919053
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
5
S
0
W
5
S
5
NE
5
E
30
S
30
S
15
SSE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.76
6:34PM
0.40
4:48AM
0.78
7:46PM
0.39
5:39AM
0.79
8:50PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.03
9:46PM
0.36
12:46PM
0.00
10:29PM
0.37
1:42PM
0.00
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset------8:37-------8:37-------8:36-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313131417161514131314151515141413141617151515
Feels °C (?)11121211111313131312121311101213141314161391214
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