The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212111110101013131312121212121212121213121256
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)195145133123282515589812511711312712593919012160212167683158289
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NE
10
E
15
SE
35
S
20
S
5
W
10
WNW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.40
4:48AM
0.78
7:46PM
0.39
5:39AM
0.79
8:50PM
0.39
6:30AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.36
12:46PM
0.00
10:29PM
0.37
1:42PM
0.00
11:14PM
0.37
2:35PM
0.02
Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset8:37-------8:37-------8:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1212
Temp. °C161514131314151515151414141617161515131313111212
Feels °C (?)1314131313131211131414141416151011141097343
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