The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for The Wedge over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a flat start. From today through the first of August, we’re lookin’ at a whole lot of nothin’ – tiny dribbles under 0.7 ft and poor conditions. You could leave the board in the shed for a few days. That stretch runs from Thursday the 30th of July right through Saturday the 1st of August. Just a dead zone.

Then things start to wake up. The first real pulse of energy shows up on Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. We get a clean 3 ft swell out of the southeast, with a period of 12 seconds and a solid 312 units of combined energy. The wind is light and cross-off from the north, so the surface will be clean. That’s a good start, but the afternoon gets wrecked by a 12 mph northeast cross-onshore breeze that chops it up, and the swell jumps to 5 ft – still manageable but messy.

Monday the 3rd of August is a proper standout. The morning delivers a clean 4 ft southeast swell, period 10 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind from the northwest. That’s 245 units of energy – not massive, but solid. The wave shape should be decent, and offshore wind means it’ll be glassy. The afternoon holds up too, with offshore winds still blowing, though the swell drops to 3 ft. Still, it’s surfable and clean.

The Wedge is a reef break, and it’s best on a northeast swell direction. The swell we’re getting is from the southeast, so it’s not the ideal angle, but when the winds are offshore and the energy’s there, it’ll still offer some fun lines. This spot is for advanced surfers only, and it’s inconsistent, so don’t expect it to be pumping every day. Crowds are possible, especially on a clean morning.

After Monday, we hit another flat spell from Tuesday the 4th through to Saturday the 8th of August. Just tiny, weak swells under 1.0 ft, poor conditions, and cross-onshore winds. Not worth paddling out.

The next real window opens Sunday the 9th of August, but it’s a tough one. There’s a 3 ft southeast swell, but it’s onshore and choppy. Not great.

Then, the second week brings a couple of promising days. Monday the 10th of August is a standout. The morning has a 5 ft northeast swell with a short period of 6 seconds, but it’s clean with light offshore winds, and the combined energy is 425 units. That’s a solid pulse. The direction is almost perfect for The Wedge – northeast is its optimum. The short period means it’ll be a bit more walled up, but the size and wind will make it punchy. The afternoon gets sloppy with onshore wind, so hit it early.

Tuesday the 11th of August morning is also good – 4 ft east-southeast swell, period 10 seconds, 396 units of energy, and clean with a light cross-off wind. That’s a fun morning.

Wednesday the 12th of August sees a 5 ft east-southeast swell with a longer 11-second period, giving 653 units of energy. The morning is clean with a cross-off breeze, but it’s a bit on the bigger side – only for the experienced. That long period will make it wall up, but the reef should handle it.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of August offer some decent clean mornings, with swells around 4 ft and offshore winds, but they’re not the standout days.

All in all, the best of the bunch is Monday the 10th of August morning. Big, clean, and the swell direction is spot on. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Keep your eyes on the forecast – things can change, but right now, that Monday morning is the one to pencil in.

Rusty.

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