The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. Rusty here with a long look at the surf ahead. I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a tough one. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the opening act is a real stinker. For nearly a week, we’re looking at tiny, weak swells with rubbish wind. It’s a slow grind from Monday afternoon the 10th right through until the weekend.

The water's been weirdly warm, about 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year, almost like a bath out there.

This whole stretch is a waiting game. The real highlight, the one bright spot in a sea of mediocrity, comes on Saturday afternoon, the 15th of August. The Wedge (breakwater) finally shows a pulse. We’ve got a 3ft SSW swell rolling in with a 16-second period, giving it some decent energy. But the real story is the wind. It’s a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the NW. That’s the ticket. It’ll clean up the surface and make those walls a bit more manageable. Keep your expectations in check though – it’s still not huge, and it’s The Wedge, so expect crowds. This is the only session in the whole forecast that truly qualifies as good.

After that fleeting moment of glory, it’s back to the grind. Sunday the 16th is messy, and we slide into another long, frustrating stretch of weak, onshore slop. The period from the 17th right through to the 25th of August is a write-off. We’re talking tiny waves (1ft to 2ft), mostly onshore wind, and marginal to poor conditions. The only minor blip is Wednesday morning the 19th, where we get a clean 3ft SSW swell with a 15-second period and almost no wind, but the direction is pure onshore, so it won't shape up well.

It’s a rough run, mates. Batten down the hatches, or find something else to do for a couple of weeks. That Saturday afternoon is your only real shot.

Rusty.

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