The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)886788988877771413136131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1681631904987871110114367155922913181454336353517171717171615
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
20
SSW
40
SW
35
W
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
1.59
10:36PM
1.51
10:32AM
1.39
11:07PM
1.56
11:22AM
1.16
11:44PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
-0.05
4:35AM
0.23
4:40PM
0.10
5:28AM
0.22
5:05PM
0.28
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:39-------5:40----
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--321-------------------
Temp. °C121313141312121110111213121212111113151515151515
Feels °C (?)10866424568999998910111112131312
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