The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

It’s gonna be a slow start at The Wedge. The first week and a half is mostly a bust, with barely any surf worth talking about. You’ll be waiting a long while before there’s anything to get excited about.

We kick off on Tuesday the 11th with tiny waves of 2ft from the ENE, period around 9 seconds, and the energy is a weak 50. The wind is offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power behind it. A few more days of the same small, clean junk follow. By Saturday the 15th, rain showers and onshore winds chop up the already tiny 1ft waves. This flat, poor-quality run just keeps going.

The first real jump in size comes on Monday the 17th, with a 5ft swell from the SE, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is onshore. The energy bumps to 204, which is moderate, but the conditions are messy. Surf quality is poor. Don’t get your hopes up.

We get a quirky one on Wednesday the 19th. A longer period swell of 12 seconds arrives from the ESE, pushing the energy to 333, but the swell height is only 3ft. The wind is light and cross-onshore, and there are rain showers. It’s a marginal call, but that long period would normally mean good shape – if there was enough size. There isn’t.

The real standout, the only day to circle on the calendar, is the morning of Tuesday the 25th. The swell picks up to 4ft from the NE, with a period of just 6 seconds. The energy hits 294, so there’s a solid push. But the key here is the wind: glassy and offshore from the NW. It’s gonna be clean. The Wedge is a reef break that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks well, but on a morning like this, with clean conditions and a decent push from the NE (close to the optimum NE direction), it could fire. Keep in mind, the short period means it might be a bit dumpy, and crowds are possible here. Still, this is your best bet.

After that, Wednesday the 26th morning offers another glassy window with a clean 3ft swell from the ENE, but it’s much smaller and more ordinary.

So, to wrap it up: a long, flat, and poor-quality gap for the first nine days. The only real promise is the morning of the 25th at The Wedge, so mark that date. Everything else is a skunk.

Rusty.

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