The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
192
120
115
70
68
42
53
51
50
82
109
165
182
352
344
419
288
270
379
257
448
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:01PM0.63m
00:48AM0.46m
12:46PM0.68m
2:14AM0.44m
1:34PM0.72m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.23m
6:53PM0.20m
6:04AM0.27m
8:02PM0.13m
6:50AM0.30m
9:07PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
6
5
4
4
5
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
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