The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
154
106
100
78
129
216
277
450
565
574
677
491
484
469
811
399
372
1032
1002
1111
1249
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
W
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM0.41m
5:26PM0.68m
7:18AM0.43m
6:16PM0.65m
7:54AM0.47m
7:10PM0.61m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.33m
00:55AM0.12m
11:45AM0.32m
1:32AM0.14m
12:53PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
13
15
13
11
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
10
12
10
6
8
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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