The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1220121189101010101111111111111212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5857519451789104313541578169919672155219320671829236313791706182416651427129712371100927766
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.52
6:47PM
0.67
8:19AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.70
9:52AM
0.46
8:12PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.16
12:25PM
0.26
1:51AM
0.09
1:05PM
0.32
2:58AM
0.04
1:45PM
0.38
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:46-----
Sunset-----5:35-------5:32-------5:31--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12101111121110101010101111111110877811131212
Feels °C (?)20112110000123465434810910
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