Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4287 | 5631 | 4752 | 4506 | 3875 | 3399 | 1975 | 1460 | 1228 | 954 | 918 | 890 | 625 | 637 | 555 | 723 | 826 | 1806 | 2166 | 1999 | 1866 | 1945 | 1769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.50m | 5:32PM1.49m | 6:02AM1.41m | 6:05PM1.37m | 6:49AM1.31m | 6:53PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.64m | 11:40PM0.60m | 11:55AM0.75m | 00:18AM0.70m | 12:45PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4287 | 5631 | 4752 | 4506 | 3875 | 3399 | 1975 | 1460 | 1228 | 771 | 757 | 716 | 625 | 637 | 533 | 723 | 826 | 1806 | 2166 | 1999 | 1866 | 1945 | 1769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 359 | 344 | 1022 | 972 | 828 | 954 | 777 | 666 | 520 | 565 | 555 | 379 | 327 | 268 | 198 | 158 | 79 | — | 474 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | 54 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 918 | 890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 116 | 21 | 399 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 142 | 7 | 597 | 109 |
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