The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
107
150
152
152
249
152
79
106
107
154
198
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
160
148
220
139
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:51AM1.49m
4:37PM1.20m
3:15AM1.32m
5:26PM1.32m
4:42AM1.19m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.82m
9:26AM-0.11m
9:46PM0.75m
10:26AM0.01m
11:19PM0.60m
11:18AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
107
107
12
152
152
249
152
73
106
107
154
198
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
160
148
220
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
14
11
89
89
89
84
57
52
7
46
45
45
44
44
44
25
24
23
21
21
21
73
20
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
96
88
150
7
73
8
72
79
47
5
3
3
3
1
18
18
18
1
36
37
37
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
13
8
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
0
24
0
3
119
677
119
94
24
7
0
7
119
499
119
94
61
24
0
56
119
119
119
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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