The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777797785888887555668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474512412114310991651311311635746587192111134708585715098
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.03
5:11AM
1.35
5:32PM
1.02
6:05AM
1.45
6:33PM
1.05
6:52AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.44
11:51AM
0.50
11:15PM
0.46
12:49PM
0.45
12:08AM
0.47
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1----------------271---1
Temp. °C202121202020212324232222212122232423202121212223
Feels °C (?)202121202122232423222223222223232322192222222222
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