
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1119 | 1014 | 827 | 663 | 649 | 563 | 423 | 361 | 352 | 368 | 396 | 326 | 269 | 260 | 247 | 400 | 1001 | 1520 | 4029 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.83m | 4:54AM1.67m | 5:08PM1.74m | 5:25AM1.58m | 5:38PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.33m | 10:52AM0.38m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:21AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
1119 | 1014 | 827 | 663 | 649 | 563 | 423 | 361 | 268 | 268 | 263 | 250 | 233 | 224 | 168 | 400 | 1001 | 1520 | 4029 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 13 | — | SW 18 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
39 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 76 | 110 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 150 | 155 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
32 | — | — | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | 7 | 18 | 48 | 54 | 72 | 159 | 352 | 368 | 396 | 326 | 269 | 260 | 247 | 398 | 476 | 435 | 180 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 69 | 69 | 177 | 21 | 26 | 78 | 26 | 21 | 185 | 185 | 228 | 185 | 26 |
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