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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 Monday 18 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
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 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 106 | 162 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 215 | 200 | 190 | 186 | 201 | 201 | 181 | 622 | 704 | 588 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:45PM0.78m | 12:17PM0.46m | 8:37PM0.76m | 9:32PM0.73m | 2:33PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM-0.06m | 1:27PM0.45m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.02m | 3:40PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 59 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 201 | 55 | 167 | 622 | 704 | 588 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 106 | 162 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 156 | 215 | 200 | 190 | 186 | 65 | 201 | 181 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | — | E 15 | S 12 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | 37 | 91 | 63 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 317 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 70 | 80 | 116 | 75 | 859 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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