Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 180 | 104 | 130 | 117 | 295 | 706 | 1038 | 1267 | 1144 | 1094 | 1126 | 964 | 933 | 822 | 747 | 683 | 604 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.54m | 2:06PM1.68m | 2:22AM1.64m | 2:34PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.51m | 7:54AM0.47m | 8:17PM0.40m | 8:23AM0.39m | 8:46PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 216 | 180 | 60 | 130 | 117 | 97 | 706 | 1038 | 1267 | 1144 | 1094 | 1126 | 964 | 933 | 822 | 747 | 683 | 604 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 295 | 79 | 62 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 57 | 46 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 81 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 20 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 113 | 100 | 69 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 75 | 167 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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