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The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 220 | 139 | 140 | 138 | 176 | 168 | 368 | 448 | 453 | 453 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.32m | 5:26PM1.32m | 4:42AM1.19m | 6:07PM1.44m | 6:01AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.75m | 10:26AM0.01m | 11:19PM0.60m | 11:18AM0.12m | 00:29AM0.40m | 12:03PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | 162 | 148 | 220 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 368 | 448 | 453 | 453 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 3 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 20 | 139 | 136 | 127 | 176 | 168 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 499 | 119 | 94 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 71 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 119 | 121 | 119 |
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