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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131319121817161615151414141315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74721091061049761598958876680104101891271681571461381348175
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.54
7:54PM
0.93
5:54AM
1.62
8:23PM
0.99
6:33AM
1.69
8:47PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.04
11:19PM
0.82
1:36PM
-0.07
12:09AM
0.80
2:07PM
-0.16
12:50AM
0.76
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:04-------5:05-------5:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191922222121201919202222212021202020212120191817
Feels °C (?)161618171718171717181918171718171718171817171615
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