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The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
58 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.12m | 9:30PM1.72m | 10:53AM1.05m | 9:55PM1.69m | 11:36AM0.98m | 10:21PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.46m | 4:35AM-0.17m | 3:34PM0.55m | 5:10AM-0.15m | 3:55PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | 7:36 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
58 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 |
8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 23 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 53 | 60 | 171 | 89 | 24 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 527 | 120 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 99 | 969 | 202 | 94 | 94 | 24 | 0 |
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