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The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
195 | 133 | 121 | 57 | 37 | 21 | 75 | 205 | 249 | 222 | 153 | 141 | 103 | 202 | 188 | 234 | 225 | 443 | 362 | 349 | 284 | 273 | 198 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:15AM0.56m | 3:16PM0.51m | 1:10AM0.50m | 3:26PM0.54m | 2:09AM0.45m | 3:38PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.44m | 7:55AM0.13m | 8:18PM0.40m | 8:15AM0.18m | 9:27PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 195 | 133 | 121 | 57 | 22 | 57 | 133 | 176 | 249 | 222 | 178 | 225 | 222 | 170 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 225 | 259 | 256 | 168 | 115 | 198 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 75 | 205 | 173 | 176 | 153 | 141 | 99 | 89 | 188 | 234 | 225 | 150 | 104 | 144 | 284 | 273 | 106 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | SW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 103 | 202 | 59 | 37 | 20 | 443 | — | — | 104 | 104 | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 52 | 225 | 362 | 349 | 129 | 153 | 248 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 98 | 147 | 225 | 113 | 225 | 225 | 113 |
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