Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 198 | 821 | 1487 | 1134 | 934 | 536 | 307 | 202 | 217 | 202 | 154 | 106 | 100 | 78 | 129 | 216 | 277 | 344 | 373 | 356 | 433 | 313 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM0.39m | 4:39PM0.69m | 6:42AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.68m | 7:18AM0.43m | 6:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.12m | 9:41AM0.34m | 00:18AM0.12m | 10:41AM0.33m | 00:55AM0.12m | 11:45AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | NE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 |
195 | 198 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 219 | 307 | 164 | 104 | 79 | 86 | 112 | 162 | 250 | 200 | 160 | 125 | 344 | 373 | 356 | 433 | 313 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
87 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 212 | 202 | 217 | 202 | 154 | 106 | 100 | 73 | 49 | 140 | 187 | 129 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 295 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 |
2 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 88 | 78 | 129 | 216 | 277 | 85 | 86 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
1 | 5 | 821 | 1487 | 1134 | 934 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 40 | 125 | 131 | 128 | 139 | 147 | 343 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 455 | 455 | 98 | 541 | 541 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 13 | 0 |
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