The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 1AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
66
64
64
106
59
55
53
51
85
123
117
151
124
119
169
276
540
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25AM0.37m
12:10PM0.61m
2:33AM0.36m
12:49PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.23m
4:43AM0.34m
8:07PM0.20m
5:14AM0.35m
8:50PM0.18m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
10
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
10
7
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
9
6
5
4
6
8
8
5
6
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