The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
238
202
265
202
154
138
100
78
129
216
277
344
373
356
428
402
378
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM0.69m
6:42AM0.41m
5:26PM0.68m
7:18AM0.43m
6:16PM0.65m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.12m
10:41AM0.33m
00:55AM0.12m
11:45AM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
7
8
13
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
3
4
10
12
10
7
6
4
4
5
7
6
5
5
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