The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.7° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
128
151
151
140
171
272
272
279
301
309
405
460
525
621
623
623
623
562
505
505
505
505
509
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24PM1.82m
7:44AM1.57m
8:09PM1.93m
8:32AM1.54m
8:53PM1.99m
9:18AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.31m
1:45AM0.32m
1:44PM0.27m
2:36AM0.23m
2:26PM0.24m
3:25AM0.18m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
17
16
15
17
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
18
19
20
18
16
15
17
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
Energy kJ
118
128
151
151
140
171
272
272
279
301
309
405
460
525
621
623
623
623
562
505
505
505
505
509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
41
28
8
24
24
24
24
14
3
3
3
3
5
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
8
8
4
4
8
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
10
42
4
0
0
0
0
0
32
42
4
0
0
0
0
0
51
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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