The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121214141313131313131313202018181716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28306766333333343434343340751131071009120112712412275110
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.83
3:35AM
1.43
5:23PM
0.79
4:25AM
1.48
7:04PM
0.86
5:11AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.56
11:20AM
0.36
9:02PM
0.70
12:18PM
0.19
10:13PM
0.79
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-5:00-------5:01-------5:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192019171616151720202019181718182021202019191819
Feels °C (?)151613121111101216171715141314141617161615161416
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