Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 6AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 | 263 | 246 | 224 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 787 | 621 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 94 | 74 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.53m | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:07AM0.56m | 00:08AM0.38m | 11:36AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.26m | 5:20PM0.29m | 4:14AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.26m | 4:26AM0.33m | 7:21PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 263 | 246 | 130 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 787 | 621 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 94 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 14 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 224 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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