Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:07AM0.56m | 00:08AM0.38m | 11:36AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.29m | 4:14AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.26m | 4:26AM0.33m | 7:21PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | S 7 | E 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 66 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
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