The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

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

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:34
7:35
7:35
7:36
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)
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
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)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
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)
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
14
13
13
9
9
13
27
23
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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