The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.4
SW
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)77777777788881211111112131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23617223611191918176667284567245140145183240310352405451504423
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
E
15
SE
15
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.47
10:27AM
0.62
12:27AM
0.52
11:36AM
0.56
1:04AM
0.58
12:55PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.36
5:41PM
0.12
5:51AM
0.33
6:20PM
0.16
7:15AM
0.27
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:01---
Sunset8:45-------8:44-------8:43-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141311111112131414131312121821181818161515151514
Feels °C (?)6879910910988761316121617141399108
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