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The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | |
851 | 693 | 632 | 551 | 477 | 477 | 416 | 353 | 302 | 302 | 296 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 151 | 142 | 137 | 137 | 188 | 793 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.97m | 10:51AM1.31m | 11:07PM1.90m | 11:39AM1.24m | 11:55PM1.80m | 12:32PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.17m | 4:33PM0.26m | 5:51AM0.20m | 5:19PM0.32m | 6:42AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 |
 kJ | 851 | 693 | 450 | 509 | 533 | 891 | 952 | 353 | 302 | 730 | 896 | 843 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 151 | 419 | 137 | 137 | 188 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 283 | 632 | 551 | 477 | 477 | 416 | — | — | 302 | 296 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 142 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 544 | 829 | 828 | 786 | 1319 | 1387 | 932 | 755 | 1041 | 1307 | 1160 | 1018 | 973 | 887 | 899 | 773 | 607 | 481 | 531 | 408 | 408 | 362 | 793 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 87 | 87 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 86 | 98 | 98 |
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