Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2862 | 2664 | 2448 | 2316 | 2256 | 1977 | 1668 | 1514 | 1279 | 1103 | 911 | 773 | 683 | 555 | 442 | 442 | 396 | 450 | 546 | 673 | 744 | 802 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.40m | 6:32AM1.41m | 6:35PM1.31m | 7:28AM1.37m | 7:43PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.74m | 11:59PM0.65m | 12:36PM0.81m | 00:48AM0.73m | 1:50PM0.85m | 1:58AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | 7:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2862 | 2664 | 2448 | 2316 | 2256 | 1977 | 1668 | 1514 | 1279 | 1103 | 911 | 773 | 683 | 555 | 442 | 442 | 396 | 450 | 546 | 673 | 744 | 802 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 185 | 291 | 444 | 431 | 331 | 234 | 186 | 151 | 156 | 223 | 203 | 166 | 149 | 170 | 146 | 126 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 275 | 319 | 271 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 992 | 1087 | 399 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 1982 | 399 | 417 | 82 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 142 | 1982 | 588 | 399 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
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