Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 1321 | 1581 | 1457 | 1342 | 1398 | 1447 | 1753 | 2317 | 4320 | 4592 | 4149 | 3263 | 2608 | 1993 | 1647 | 1245 | 1102 | 1027 | 657 | 292 | 254 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.73m | 2:00AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:32AM1.65m | 2:39PM1.77m | 3:04AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:58AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.35m | 8:30AM0.46m | 8:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | 7:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 651 | 1321 | 1581 | 1457 | 1342 | 1398 | 1447 | 1753 | 2317 | 4320 | 4592 | 4149 | 3263 | 2608 | 1993 | 1647 | 1245 | 1102 | 1027 | 657 | 292 | 254 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 441 | 566 | 369 | 305 | 268 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 343 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 241 | 220 | 228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | W 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 291 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 99 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 87 | 144 | 206 | 266 | 273 | 200 | 135 | 222 | 209 | 169 | 120 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 454 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 338 | 1227 | 454 | 399 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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