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/ 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 3 pm Tuesday 05 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
629 | 606 | 606 | 533 | 524 | 514 | 505 | 432 | 410 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 410 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 234 | 190 | 151 | 117 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.19m | 10:54PM1.68m | 11:12AM1.11m | 11:27PM1.64m | 11:50AM1.06m | 00:04AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.34m | 5:34AM0.34m | 4:49PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.36m | 5:23PM0.41m | 6:53AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 629 | 606 | 606 | 533 | 524 | 514 | 505 | 432 | 410 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 410 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 234 | 190 | 151 | 459 | 1275 | 1548 | 1439 | 1219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 18 | S 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 117 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | S 17 | S 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | S 10 | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 152 | 32 | 2140 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 159 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 206 | 260 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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