The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
461
432
425
409
333
253
240
191
151
114
110
96
87
85
81
72
121
118
111
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:49PM0.56m
12:18PM0.50m
10:45PM0.48m
12:37PM0.53m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.40m
5:14AM0.17m
5:36PM0.38m
5:33AM0.22m
6:58PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
9
11
11
10
9
7
6
6
6
9
13
13
11
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