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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 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
22.8° 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 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
ESE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999998888889988888810910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223724582189188415691326134113208687548094824494704606015093723883554019011034963
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.76
9:27PM
1.25
9:27AM
1.78
10:03PM
1.27
10:04AM
1.76
10:39PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.38
3:32PM
0.18
3:02AM
0.34
4:07PM
0.13
3:41AM
0.30
4:41PM
0.10
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:06-------8:06-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
20299311111221111-1----11-
Temp. °C191920212121202020202021212121201920212222212020
Feels °C (?)151517181817161717181818191920191818201918181818
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