The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
40
51
50
82
109
165
182
352
344
419
288
270
379
257
448
443
423
380
371
288
266
246
188
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:48AM0.46m
12:46PM0.68m
2:14AM0.44m
1:34PM0.72m
3:37AM0.42m
2:25PM0.76m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.27m
8:02PM0.13m
6:50AM0.30m
9:07PM0.07m
7:37AM0.33m
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clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:15
7:13
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5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
13
15
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
9
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
10
9
7
4
4
2
3
8
11
6
5
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