Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 84 | 91 | 113 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 210 | 161 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.41m | 00:22AM1.15m | 1:04PM1.39m | 1:12AM1.02m | 1:57PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.24m | 6:35PM0.39m | 6:27AM0.30m | 7:36PM0.44m | 7:06AM0.38m | 8:46PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 84 | 91 | 113 | 89 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 210 | 161 | 83 | 36 | 26 | 47 | 64 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 21 | 47 | 65 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 105 | 105 | 105 | — | — | — | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 74 | 52 | 45 | — | 51 | 12 | 39 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 51 | 185 | 51 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 380 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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