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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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | |
130 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 35 | 31 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.19m | 5:10AM1.35m | 6:59PM1.32m | 6:21AM1.34m | 7:29PM1.44m | 7:19AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.69m | 12:14PM-0.07m | 00:42AM0.48m | 12:57PM-0.02m | 1:33AM0.29m | 1:32PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
29 | 32 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | W 14 | S 18 |
130 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 14 | S 18 | SW 16 |
20 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 16 | 56 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
71 | 66 | 56 | — | — | 47 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 24 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 119 | 527 | 527 | 119 | 79 | 185 | 79 | 79 | 219 | 499 | 1422 | 227 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 120 | 119 | 119 |
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