The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)646669544488888666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222167941361212852424242424212114162120312520
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
1.75
9:14PM
1.54
9:18AM
1.73
9:54PM
1.63
10:02AM
1.67
10:34PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.19
3:09AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.16
3:56AM
0.29
4:18PM
0.14
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:07--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1431-------1468611121---
Temp. °C232221222222222121212020191919191919202222222121
Feels °C (?)232221222222232222222121202020202020222221212122
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