The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.61° S 151.34° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
246
263
263
252
246
205
201
115
112
78
112
109
74
76
46
60
39
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
NE
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53AM0.89m
2:11PM1.43m
2:49AM0.88m
3:00PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.36m
7:19AM0.41m
9:13PM0.38m
8:06AM0.48m
10:09PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
14
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
17
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