The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121213131313131313131312141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288554579199298246254220231231235231227238242242227224293356425401390336
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
25
S
15
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
ENE
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.48
6:37AM
0.65
7:56PM
0.52
7:40AM
0.61
8:34PM
0.56
8:50AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
0.30
1:35PM
0.13
1:29AM
0.26
2:16PM
0.17
2:40AM
0.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-7:28-------7:25-------7:24------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191815141312121418151514131314151414141414141314
Feels °C (?)16141112129101315101314121212141011131312121214
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