Surf Forecasts:
The Wedge surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,364 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 13s. 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 1.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Wedge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. The Wedge has a tricky 16 days ahead – plenty of swell showing up but only a narrow window where everything lines up. This is an advanced breakwater break that breaks fairly consistently, so you’ve got to be on your game. Water temp’s sitting at 76°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time – a 9°F anomaly.
Starting off Thursday the 3rd of September through Friday, we’ve got a long-period SSW groundswell but it’s tiny – only 2ft to 3ft – with cross-on or onshore wind. Rubbish. Saturday the 5th is still marginal; the swell lifts to 4ft but the period drops to 14 seconds and the wind is cross. The real standout is Sunday the 6th of September. Morning brings 5ft of south swell at 14 seconds, wind turns light and cross-offshore from the WNW – that’s clean! Combined energy hits 1091 (strong), and by afternoon it’s 6ft with gentle cross-offshore breeze and clean faces. This is the best day of the stretch – The Wedge (Newport Beach) will be pumping for the crew who can handle it. If you’re not expert, 5ft to 6ft is heavy water.
Monday the 7th through Tuesday the 8th keeps the 6ft SSW swell but wind goes cross or moderate cross-shore, so quality drops. Wednesday the 9th fades to 4ft and shorter period – skip it. From Thursday the 10th right through the 18th of September, the swell sinks below 3ft and mostly sits around 1ft to 2ft, with cross or onshore wind. Periods stay long (15-22 seconds) but there’s no push – that’s nearly two weeks of dribble. On the 17th you get a 22-second interval from the SW, but at 1ft it’s a long-period nothing.
Bottom line: Sunday the 6th is your only real shot. The rest is small and messy. For the experts only that day, but it’ll be clean and solid.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 497 | 498 | 559 | 525 | 387 | 561 | 974 | 1057 | 1097 | 663 | 1189 | 1139 | 1286 | 968 | 922 | 722 | 372 | 365 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.63m | 7:25AM1.04m | 4:53PM1.69m | 7:50AM1.16m | 6:08PM1.79m | 8:16AM1.27m | 7:08PM1.89m | 8:43AM1.39m | 7:59PM1.95m | 9:11AM1.50m | 8:44PM1.94m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.25m | 11:47PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.98m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 327 | 497 | 498 | 559 | 525 | 366 | 561 | 974 | 1057 | 1097 | 663 | 1189 | 1139 | 1286 | 968 | 922 | 722 | 372 | 365 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SW 11 | — | SW 18 | SW 22 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 108 | 165 | 239 | 387 | 392 | 46 | 19 | 22 | 532 | 9 | 4 | — | 111 | 18 | 10 | 165 | 219 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 20 | W 12 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | W 4 |
| kJ | 56 | 28 | 15 | 44 | 58 | 49 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 55 | 38 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | — | 9 | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 27 | 53 | 119 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 119 | 6 | 116 | 119 | 37 |
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