The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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.

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