Surf Forecasts:
The Wedge surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period, SW swell with 863 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 7s. 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 1.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Wedge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, we're looking at a pretty drawn-out run of small, marginal conditions. The Wedge is a tricky beast, and for the first ten days or so, it's mostly just not doing much. We kick off on Tuesday the 21st of July with a 4ft SSW swell, but it's coming in with a cross-on wind and a score that's barely worth paddling out for. The wave energy is moderate (758), but the quality just isn't there. That pattern pretty much holds through the rest of the week and into the next. There are a few glimpses of something – like Thursday the 23rd morning with a 4ft S swell and a light cross-on breeze, but it's still in that marginal zone. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.
Honestly, it's a bit of a flat spell for the most part. There's a real gap in quality until the very end of the month. The only true standout, the one that's worth marking on your calendar, is the morning of Friday the 31st of July. That's where we get a solid 6ft S swell pushing in with a period of 16 seconds. That's real groundswell, and it's packing strong wave energy (1586). The wind is a light cross-shore, which will keep it clean. That's the best wave of the whole forecast – powerful, lined-up, and with decent shape. The afternoon picks up even more size, hitting 7ft from the south, but the wind goes cross and it gets a bit bumpier. Still, the morning window is the one.
After that, it drops off again. The 1st of August has a 5ft S swell on the morning with clean offshore wind, but the period drops to 12 seconds and the energy is much lower (814). It's a fun option, but not the standout. By the 2nd, it's fading fast, and the rest of the run is tiny with poor conditions. There's a few days of really small surf, and then the last entry on the 5th of August shows just 1ft, which is barely a ripple.
So, bottom line: it's a slow start, a long wait, but the 31st of July morning is the real deal. Be there for that.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 24 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
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 kJ | 298 | 724 | 358 | 434 | 334 | 325 | 293 | 495 | 411 | 334 | 444 | 329 | 467 | 584 | 450 | 664 | 657 | 565 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:36AM0.93m | 4:03PM1.50m | 5:49AM0.85m | 4:58PM1.53m | 7:48AM0.91m | 5:53PM1.58m | 8:45AM0.99m | 6:41PM1.64m | 9:15AM1.05m | 7:24PM1.71m | 9:38AM1.09m | 8:02PM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.52m | 8:47AM0.59m | 11:45PM0.39m | 9:36AM0.75m | 00:55AM0.25m | 10:51AM0.85m | 1:45AM0.12m | 12:07PM0.89m | 2:24AM0.01m | 1:03PM0.87m | 2:57AM-0.06m | 1:45PM0.82m | 3:27AM-0.12m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 298 | 724 | 358 | 434 | 334 | 325 | 110 | 495 | 411 | 334 | 324 | 329 | 345 | 250 | 176 | 664 | 657 | 565 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 20 | 64 | 39 | 36 | 206 | 276 | 70 | 52 | 99 | 63 | 34 | 467 | 584 | 450 | 199 | 143 | 105 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 16 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 14 | 66 | 24 | 84 | 20 | 293 | 51 | 105 | 66 | 444 | 271 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 119 | 24 | 119 | 119 | 21 | 116 | 119 | 53 | 53 | 108 | 11 | 53 | 119 | 37 | 53 | 116 | 53 |
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