The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4.5
SW
15
2.2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
1010
1114
1155
1517
3904
7084
9314
8335
6394
4829
9948
2224
1480
1835
2786
3766
2745
3553
1846
607
459
319
249
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM0.35m
1:44PM0.63m
3:25AM0.34m
2:17PM0.66m
4:29AM0.35m
2:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.31m
9:37PM0.21m
6:37AM0.32m
10:16PM0.18m
7:14AM0.33m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
2
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-1
2
3
5
4
4
5
5
3
7
8
8
8
8
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