Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1420 | 1323 | 1142 | 961 | 927 | 875 | 615 | 901 | 1422 | 1702 | 2270 | 2639 | 2917 | 3415 | 3890 | 3781 | 3788 | 3688 | 3663 | 3299 | 3000 | 2682 | 2490 | 2207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.81m | 5:28AM1.64m | 5:44PM1.74m | 6:07AM1.55m | 6:26PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.33m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:26AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 12:04PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1420 | 1323 | 1142 | 961 | 927 | 875 | 615 | 901 | 1422 | 1702 | 2270 | 2639 | 2917 | 3415 | 3890 | 3781 | 3788 | 3688 | 3663 | 3299 | 3000 | 2682 | 2490 | 2207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 379 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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