The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)121212121118181616151515141313131313131212151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7346434239575790891161101099690898787835147457369144
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
0
NW
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
SE
5
N
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.11
8:18AM
1.86
10:00PM
1.15
8:50AM
1.85
10:27PM
1.19
9:24AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
-0.27
2:01AM
0.66
3:33PM
-0.29
2:36AM
0.61
4:01PM
-0.28
3:13AM
0.58
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-5:07-------5:07-------5:08------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323232221212123232120191818192019191919191919
Feels °C (?)201919201917181819181718171615161817181718171717
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