Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1484 | 1484 | 2058 | 2503 | 13442 | 3296 | 3016 | 2485 | 2068 | 1807 | 2007 | 2134 | 2716 | 2865 | 2491 | 2209 | 1960 | 2203 | 2231 | 2175 | 1782 | 1428 | 1258 | 1087 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.42m | 6:54PM0.70m | 9:21AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.47m | 8:44PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.04m | 12:14PM0.37m | 2:35AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.36m | 3:12AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
1484 | 1484 | 2058 | 2503 | 3339 | 3296 | 3016 | 2485 | 2068 | 1807 | 2007 | 2134 | 16 | 2865 | 2491 | 2209 | 1960 | 2203 | 2231 | 2175 | 1782 | 1428 | 1258 | 1087 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
48 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 66 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | E 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 13 |
15 | — | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 12 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 16 | W 3 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 7 | 10140 | 5 | 13442 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 2716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 113 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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