The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a bit of a tough one for our local zone. We’re looking at a lot of small, messy days with onshore and cross-onshore winds messing up what little swell we get. The Wedge is the only spot on the cards, and it’s a breakwater setup that’s advanced-only, so this isn’t beginner territory at all.

The water temperature is sitting at 72°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a proper anomaly, feels like you’re swimming in a bath.

The first real chance to get wet is this Thursday afternoon, the 30th of July. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the SSW, with a period of 15 seconds. That period is long, which means it’s a groundswell that will wrap in nicely at a breakwater like The Wedge, but the energy is moderate at best (608). The wind is a light 6 mph cross-on from the WSW, which is alright but not glassy. The score is a zero, though, so don’t expect much.

Friday the 31st is more of the same. Morning sees a 4 ft S swell at 14 seconds, but it’s marginal. The wind is still that light cross-on. Afternoon drops to 3 ft with a cross-shore wind, maintaining a score of 1. It’s ridable but nothing to write home about.

Saturday the 1st of August is a write-off. The swell drops to 3 ft, and the wind turns onshore in the afternoon. The energy falls to 295. Poor conditions all around.

We then hit a massive gap. From Sunday the 2nd of August all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, the swell is flat as a pancake – 1 ft to 2 ft. The energy is in the low 100s or even below 100. The wind is light but cross-on. There’s no surf to speak of. It’s a dead run.

Things start to look a little more interesting on Friday the 7th of August. The morning sees a 2 ft swell from the SSW, but the period jumps to 19 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, and the energy jumps back up to 411 (moderate). The wind is light cross-on. It’s still labeled marginal, but that long period means there’s some juice. This is the best offered in the entire outlook.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August are back to poor conditions with onshore winds and small swell, topping out at 3 ft. The energy is around 270. Not great.

The second week, from the 10th of August onward, is a blur of tiny, weak swell. The period stays long (13-19 seconds) and the wind is mostly cross-shore, but the swell height barely cracks 2 ft. The energy stays in the 200-300 range. The only slight hope is Thursday the 13th of August morning, which is rated as marginal, but the swell is still only 2 ft from the SW with a 16-second period. It’s not enough to get excited about.

The standout for the whole period is Friday the 7th of August. The 2 ft SSW swell with a 19-second period (411 energy) is the only pulse with any real grunt. It’s a long period groundswell that will work well at The Wedge's breakwater, but the light cross-on wind means it won’t be perfect. This is a spot that’s often crowded, and with it being a fairly consistent advanced wave, expect a few keen locals out. Even then, it’s a marginal call.

Rusty.

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