Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
874 | 886 | 1016 | 1498 | 1665 | 6057 | 5885 | 6130 | 4429 | 4873 | 4619 | 1095 | 4760 | 1049 | 907 | 1111 | 2480 | 4201 | 1886 | 1596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM0.61m | 8:29AM0.51m | 8:11PM0.57m | 9:07AM0.55m | 9:22PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.17m | 2:05PM0.28m | 2:43AM0.21m | 3:19PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
874 | 886 | 1016 | 1498 | 1665 | 1795 | 1726 | 1419 | 1207 | 1156 | 1034 | 1095 | 1138 | 1049 | 907 | 1111 | 1307 | 2120 | 1886 | 1596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 22 | S 17 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 93 | 276 | 361 | 972 | 1309 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | SSW 21 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — |
2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 2 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 6057 | 5885 | 6130 | 4429 | 4873 | 4619 | 1 | 4760 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2480 | 4201 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
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