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The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 146 | 92 | 101 | 246 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 186 | 128 | 167 | 165 | 218 | 222 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01AM 1.32 | 9:43PM 1.88 | 10:52AM 1.21 | 10:18PM 1.92 | 11:50AM 1.08 | 10:59PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM -0.25 | 3:27PM 0.24 | 4:35AM -0.34 | 3:58PM 0.37 | 5:25AM -0.36 | 4:32PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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