The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1889
1664
1315
1049
862
742
633
633
642
746
701
731
815
642
522
413
379
313
258
189
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
SW
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:19PM0.67m
4:47AM0.37m
3:06PM0.68m
5:26AM0.38m
3:52PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.14m
7:51AM0.35m
10:57PM0.13m
8:45AM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
8
6
7
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
9
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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