The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
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3
!
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
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
4800
4696
4408
4408
920
4760
1121
1852
1633
1596
1145
917
475
357
348
305
236
301
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:11PM0.57m
9:07AM0.55m
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.21m
3:19PM0.25m
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
10
13
15
13
11
9
8
8
13
18
16
14
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
6
8
11
13
11
8
5
3
2
8
13
11
9
5
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