The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
10.9° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
60
140
450
573
804
788
700
662
534
475
366
284
246
169
167
339
559
662
640
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:18PM0.78m
6:02AM0.41m
4:12PM0.79m
7:04AM0.41m
5:07PM0.78m
Low Tide
11:10PM-0.01m
9:16AM0.36m
00:08AM-0.01m
10:09AM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
11
9
8
10
10
10
8
5
5
4
4
8
5
7
10
9
7
5
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