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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 Wednesday 20 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
13.5° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
186 | 201 | 450 | 283 | 752 | 850 | 721 | 471 | 378 | 271 | 172 | 186 | 192 | 195 | 226 | 940 | 1905 | 1690 | 1287 | 906 | 588 | 443 | 273 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:32PM0.73m | 2:33PM0.48m | 10:27PM0.68m | 2:51PM0.48m | 11:22PM0.63m | 3:05PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM-0.02m | 3:40PM0.47m | 6:45AM0.02m | 5:24PM0.47m | 7:25AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 99 | 201 | 214 | 283 | 752 | 850 | 721 | 471 | 378 | 271 | 172 | 186 | 192 | 195 | 226 | 940 | 1905 | 1690 | 1287 | 906 | 588 | 443 | 273 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 91 | 201 | 193 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 10 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 30 | — | 50 | 5 | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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