The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 6AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
!
0
!
!
!
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3
3
!
!
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4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
4
SW
13
1.7
SSW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1665
1795
1726
6130
1172
5057
4619
4512
4581
1065
920
4178
4262
4132
1831
1596
1287
882
568
441
429
305
236
297
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:29AM0.51m
8:11PM0.57m
9:07AM0.55m
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.17m
2:05PM0.28m
2:43AM0.21m
3:19PM0.25m
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
16
16
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
15
13
11
8
8
8
12
17
16
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
11
12
12
8
8
6
6
8
9
11
12
10
7
3
2
1
6
12
12
8
8
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