The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.04° S 147.47° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
3
SW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
576
761
724
892
3874
3887
3331
5691
2049
1847
1825
1189
1206
1708
1765
1315
1049
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM0.36m
1:33PM0.65m
4:08AM0.37m
2:19PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.18m
6:01AM0.35m
9:33PM0.16m
6:56AM0.35m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
7
5
4
1
-3
0
0
2
4
5
5
6
7
9
11
9
6
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