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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 17 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 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999999899999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2238249523982349275033332458213417411447130213371207754616523505460399408408399354392
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.21
8:51AM
1.76
9:27PM
1.25
9:27AM
1.78
10:03PM
1.27
10:04AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.24
2:22AM
0.38
3:32PM
0.18
3:02AM
0.34
4:07PM
0.13
3:41AM
0.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
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clear
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Rain (mm)
54630836356259421111111--1-12
Temp. °C212020201919192020192020201920212121202019192021
Feels °C (?)181617181616161718161717171718191918181918181919
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