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/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 3AM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 16 | |
229 | 229 | 282 | 818 | 1266 | 2207 | 2154 | 1780 | 1264 | 893 | 739 | 551 | 515 | 423 | 327 | 236 | 229 | 176 | 163 | 110 | 104 | 73 | 28 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.60m | 3:35PM0.59m | 3:03AM0.56m | 4:10PM0.64m | 4:21AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.35m | 8:48AM0.10m | 9:23PM0.29m | 9:30AM0.14m | 10:33PM0.21m | 10:13AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 138 | 133 | 108 | 818 | 1266 | 2207 | 2154 | 1780 | 1264 | 893 | 739 | 551 | 515 | 423 | 327 | 236 | 229 | 176 | 163 | 110 | 104 | 73 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 229 | 226 | 108 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 45 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 29 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 26 | S 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 52 | 282 | 210 | 195 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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