The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
73
73
25
96
253
403
517
454
348
333
229
169
137
85
54
54
51
46
31
137
204
261
310
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:21AM0.52m
4:48PM0.69m
5:45AM0.49m
5:27PM0.73m
7:14AM0.46m
6:10PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.19m
11:40PM0.13m
10:55AM0.26m
00:45AM0.05m
11:36AM0.33m
1:50AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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4:58
4:57
4:55
4:54
Temp °C
9
9
14
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
18
20
17
16
14
14
14
14
19
20
18
17
16
16
5
5
12
14
13
11
9
8
9
11
15
16
13
12
10
10
10
10
15
15
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
104
73
73
24
13
253
403
517
454
348
333
229
169
52
42
26
15
15
8
18
137
204
261
310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
1
29
26
14
96
12
21
3
3
2
7
7
7
137
85
54
54
51
46
31
7
28
44
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
10
25
24
21
5
8
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
14
13
12
3
5
3
2
3
73
1
3
3
3
2
15
2
4
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
0
0
0
0
5
5
451
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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