The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
31
56
55
40
28
28
28
28
46
46
46
41
90
40
64
39
39
38
37
36
35
55
48
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
0
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM1.32m
7:56PM1.55m
8:08AM1.29m
8:20PM1.63m
8:52AM1.24m
8:44PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.06m
2:15AM0.12m
2:02PM0.16m
2:54AM-0.01m
2:27PM0.27m
3:28AM-0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
31
21
21
22
22
23
24
18
13
13
25
25
25
10
12
13
14
14
14
37
14
13
24
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
22
31
37
55
40
28
28
25
25
25
46
46
41
90
40
64
38
38
38
9
36
35
55
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
35
16
56
41
25
24
14
28
28
46
28
42
20
24
22
38
39
39
38
23
9
9
9
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
12
12
11
13
18
21
17
8
12
9
17
15
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
120
527
119
94
24
26
7
1
254
527
169
89
0
0
0
19
53
53
171
1
10
33
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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