The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1633
1596
1145
917
568
357
348
305
236
301
417
582
969
1074
1123
1411
1375
1147
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
10:41PM0.48m
10:30AM0.63m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
4:01AM0.29m
5:43PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
8
12
18
16
14
13
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
8
5
3
2
7
13
10
9
10
7
5
5
7
7
8
7
8
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