The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.4° 

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wedge today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5885
6130
5636
4800
4626
4512
4408
4408
4063
4067
4718
4302
1831
1596
1302
882
568
357
348
242
183
233
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
0
SE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:29AM0.51m
8:11PM0.57m
9:07AM0.55m
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.28m
2:43AM0.21m
3:19PM0.25m
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
11
9
8
8
13
18
16
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
12
12
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
12
9
7
4
2
1
7
13
10
7
9
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