The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1428
1117
957
802
684
577
465
424
329
318
263
246
224
655
632
722
778
581
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:44PM0.55m
10:18AM0.50m
9:44PM0.48m
10:42AM0.53m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.21m
4:05PM0.32m
4:01AM0.26m
5:20PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
6
7
10
10
8
9
9
8
7
7
10
8
8
8
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