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/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
346 | 812 | 890 | 847 | 826 | 773 | 639 | 536 | 536 | 443 | 437 | 322 | 402 | 1030 | 390 | 1164 | 587 | 587 | 596 | 1714 | 714 | 1816 | 1446 | 1286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:14PM0.66m | 8:59PM0.66m | 9:49PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.11m | 4:40AM0.11m | 5:23AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 346 | 812 | 890 | 847 | 826 | 773 | 639 | 536 | 536 | 443 | 437 | 322 | 402 | 55 | 390 | 520 | 232 | 230 | 227 | 35 | 714 | 34 | 1446 | 1286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 20 | E 11 | S 18 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 36 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 119 | 57 | 235 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 123 | 35 | — | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 24 | E 10 | SW 7 | S 22 | S 21 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SSW 19 | E 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | — | — | — | 11 | 73 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 121 | 119 | — | 124 | 57 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 7 | 25 | 85 | 107 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1030 | 34 | 1164 | 587 | 587 | 596 | 1714 | 140 | 1816 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 42 |
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