The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 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
22.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151514141414141414141414202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)276277298317306264262259256335310320253194294356364306325329346438394392
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassonglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
1.39
9:23PM
1.94
10:31AM
1.44
10:00PM
1.85
10:57AM
1.48
10:36PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.50
4:14AM
-0.16
3:56PM
0.44
4:41AM
-0.05
4:34PM
0.41
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C222425252323222223242625232323232324252423222222
Feels °C (?)242525252424232424242625242324242424242424232324
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 8 km away suggest it is still onshore at The Wedge (moderate winds from the SSW at Costa Mesa Airport). 0.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 7s swell from the W and a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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