The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.59° N 117.88° W

The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 4 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
22.8° C
3.4° 

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Wedge surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 629 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Wedge this week:

The surf forecast for The Wedge over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Wedge in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 9th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 16s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 9th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 16s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 15th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Wedge over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let me tell you about the surf over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough outlook for The Wedge. We're looking at a 16-day stretch with nothing that's worth paddling out for. The first solid run of surf kicks off on August 8th (Saturday afternoon) with a tiny 0.6m SSW groundswell rolling in at a long 16 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 271, but the wind is a cross-shore breeze at 20 km/h, which just messes things up. The water's a balmy 23°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that's a 3° anomaly, so it's bloody unusual.

From there, it's a grim picture. Through the rest of August 8th and all the way into the second week, we see nothing but poor surf conditions. The swell stays small, between 0.4m and 1.0m, and it's mostly coming from the SSW, which is the optimum direction for The Wedge, but it doesn't matter. The wind is nearly always cross-on or cross-shore, with light to moderate breezes that keep the surface choppy and messy.

Even when the combined energy climbs into the moderate range – like on August 14th (Friday) when we hit 385 to 468, or August 15th (Saturday) with 515 to 574 – the wave comment still says "poor surf conditions." On August 15th afternoon, the swell pushes to 1.0m with a 16-second period, but the 20 km/h cross-shore wind creates a cross-chop that ruins any chance of a clean wave.

The long-period groundswell (over 15 seconds) shows up here and there – like on August 11th with 18-second swell and August 14th with 19-second swell – but at a beach break like The Wedge, that kind of long period tends to make waves break too straight and fat. It's just not fun.

For the whole 16-day window, every session gets a score of 0 out of 10, or a 1 at best, which they call "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." There's no standout, no highlight. If you're desperate, the closest thing to a "maybe" would be August 15th morning (Saturday) when the swell hits 0.8m with a 16-second period and the cross-shore wind is only 15 km/h – that's still poor conditions, but it's the least bad option in a sea of bad.

Fair dinkum, it's a blank run. For The Wedge, this is just how it goes sometimes – the forecasts can change, but right now, there's nothing to get excited about. Save your energy for another week.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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2
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1
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0
0
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1
0
0
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
366
249
242
218
163
139
184
95
154
207
143
173
206
166
251
242
199
280
629
Wind (km/h)
20
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
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15
WSW
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W
Wind State
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glassy
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cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
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cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:10PM1.87m
8:41AM1.12m
7:10PM2.00m
9:14AM1.22m
8:03PM2.09m
9:46AM1.32m
8:52PM2.12m
10:18AM1.40m
9:37PM2.08m
10:50AM1.48m
10:21PM1.95m
11:23AM1.53m
11:04PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:56AM-0.19m
12:47PM0.80m
2:40AM-0.32m
1:48PM0.69m
3:19AM-0.37m
2:39PM0.56m
3:57AM-0.37m
3:27PM0.46m
4:31AM-0.29m
4:15PM0.39m
5:04AM-0.16m
5:02PM0.36m
clear
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6:09
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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7:45
7:44
7:43
7:42
7:40
7:39
7:38
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Temp °C
24
23
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Feels °C
23
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24
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24
22
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22
22
21
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Information about the The Wedge Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Wedge provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Wedge can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Wedge surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Wedge) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Wedge may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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