The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • 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 12PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
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
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1189
907
1889
1664
1315
1035
850
742
633
633
642
746
714
721
803
632
514
392
379
313
254
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:08AM0.37m
2:19PM0.67m
4:47AM0.37m
3:06PM0.68m
5:26AM0.38m
3:52PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.35m
10:15PM0.14m
7:51AM0.35m
10:57PM0.13m
8:45AM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
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5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
13
11
10
12
14
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
9
13
9
6
5
8
10
10
12
13
12
11
9
9
9
7
8
8
9
8
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