The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.3
SSW
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)101011111111111111121212121212111111111110101510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20502205227620611795254614771756167416651517129712941215108290876668856849639131842236
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassonononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.70
9:52AM
0.46
8:12PM
0.72
11:33AM
0.46
9:00PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.09
1:05PM
0.32
2:58AM
0.04
1:45PM
0.38
4:05AM
0.00
2:24PM
0.43
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:43-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:31-------5:30--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10101011111111108778111312111010111214141413
Feels °C (?)0-10122455434810997681011111312
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