The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.61° S 151.34° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

18.8° C

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 7	S 20	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	114	107	81	50	49	33	20	15	15	7	7	7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	80
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:18AM1.32m				6:36PM1.92m					7:15AM1.37m				7:27PM2.00m				8:05AM1.41m				8:15PM2.03m
Low Tide			12:00PM0.37m					1:18AM0.21m			12:55PM0.33m					2:09AM0.14m				1:46PM0.29m				2:55AM0.09m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56
	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	13	13	17	16	13	11	11	11	11	14	19	19	15	12	12	12	12	15	19	19	16	14	13	12
Feels °C	8	6	11	9	8	5	5	6	6	9	14	15	10	7	8	8	8	11	15	15	12	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 8	S 8	ESE 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	114	107	81	50	49	33	20	15	13	10	7	11	10	21	9	5	4	4	4	4	10	21	21	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 4	SSW 6	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 7	ESE 8	S 7	SE 8	E 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 16	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	27	17	16	13	6	2	4	6	15	7	4	7	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	19	3	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	N 4	—	S 5	S 6	S 11	S 6	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 7	SE 8	E 10	—	E 8	E 7	S 20	S 16	S 10	E 10	E 10	—	—
kJ	1	—	1	—	2	3	3	3	10	9	11	4	3	2	—	1	1	8	5	2	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	W 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	—	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	—	W 2	WSW 3	SW 4	S 6
kJ	11	13	6	3	7	8	12	9	7	6	2	—	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	—	1	3	14	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	The Wedge NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bendalong Beach NSW - South Coast	Newport - The Peak NSW - Sydney North Coast	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Suck Rock 2 NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Coneeleys Reef NSW - South Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Turimetta Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	2	0	2	2	19	196	5	19	159	159	126	159	159	260	260	192	260	260	414	260	188	22	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast	Long Reef	Turimetta Beach	Butterbox	Turimetta Beach	Butterbox	Curl Curl		Curl Curl	Curl Curl														Winkipop	Turimetta Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1														1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	8	5	7	4	5	5	9	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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