The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.59° N 117.88° W

The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.3° 

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 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with 1,004 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S 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 (Sep 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 6th Sep)5ft (1.6m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Sun 6th Sep)5ft (1.6m) 14s
Most Powerful 2PM (Sun 6th Sep)5ft (1.6m) 14s

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


The Lowdown

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into what the next couple of weeks are looking like for The Wedge.

We’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off this Sunday morning, the 6th of September, and it’s setting up for a few good sessions. The standout is definitely the early part of the window. Sunday morning is looking prime with a clean 5ft south swell rolling in at a long 14 seconds. The wind is light and offshore from the north, just a gentle breeze, meaning the wave faces will be clean and lined up. There’s a lot of energy in the water too, a solid 1033 on the combined energy scale. This is proper Wedge territory – that south groundswell and clean wind will have it throwing out some heavy barrels. Get on it early before the crowds pile in, because this spot can get packed.

Sunday afternoon stays good with glassy conditions from a light west-northwest breeze, same 5ft south swell, energy dropping a touch to 952 but still plenty of push.

Monday the 7th is still a good call. Morning has 5ft of south swell at 12 seconds with a clean cross-offshore breeze. The afternoon gets a bit more wind and the swell backs off slightly, but it’s still rideable. Tuesday morning has 4ft of SSW swell and clean cross-off conditions, but it starts to wind up more in the arvo.

After Tuesday, things get smaller and a bit tricky. Wednesday the 9th sees the swell drop right off to 2ft, but that Wednesday morning is glassy with a super long 16-second period SW groundswell. For a short board, it’ll be a slow, lully affair, but a log or a long fish might find some fun ones if you’re patient. The energy is down to 330, so it’s weak.

From Thursday the 10th right through to the end of the forecast, we’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of poor conditions. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, and the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore from the south, chopping everything up. There’s a bit of energy around on the 10th (around 499) but with onshore wind, it’s messy. It’s a classic case of the Wedge being a shadow of itself when the wind is wrong and the swell is small. There’s a gap of poor surf from Thursday the 10th all the way through to the end of the second week. A few marginal days pop up around the 16th of September with 3ft swell and cross-shore winds, but nothing worth getting excited about. The long period swells in that period (17-20 seconds) are all angled wrong or have the wind on them.

So to sum it up: your window is this Sunday morning through Monday. That’s the pick. After that, it’s time to find another hobby for a while.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
S
12
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
999
929
606
705
619
281
555
454
149
127
219
295
414
371
358
287
262
217
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
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on
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cross-on
on
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High Tide
7:50AM1.16m
6:08PM1.79m
8:16AM1.27m
7:08PM1.89m
8:43AM1.39m
7:59PM1.95m
9:11AM1.50m
8:44PM1.94m
9:39AM1.59m
9:27PM1.86m
10:06AM1.67m
10:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
00:50AM-0.04m
12:00PM0.89m
1:37AM-0.16m
1:04PM0.72m
2:17AM-0.21m
1:55PM0.54m
2:52AM-0.21m
2:40PM0.38m
3:24AM-0.15m
3:23PM0.26m
3:53AM-0.04m
4:05PM0.19m
4:20AM0.10m
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6:31
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7:09
7:08
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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23
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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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