The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
30
51
65
50
50
51
51
63
55
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
71
70
125
133
145
146
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
W
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:55PM1.69m
11:36AM0.98m
10:21PM1.65m
12:25PM0.92m
10:51PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.55m
5:10AM-0.15m
3:55PM0.63m
5:49AM-0.11m
4:17PM0.70m
6:33AM-0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:35
7:35
7:36
7:37
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6
30
51
65
6
3
3
51
63
55
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
71
70
125
133
145
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
25
9
9
9
50
50
51
3
1
8
31
31
31
31
31
8
46
46
66
66
4
10
70
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
9
6
6
6
9
9
8
8
8
13
31
14
14
14
8
14
8
29
26
25
25
25
25
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
1
1
5
6
7
7
5
3
2
4
4
10
22
30
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
254
171
89
72
1
54
64
255
254
119
94
79
94
24
24
119
169
169
149
79
49
79
79
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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