Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1358 | 1367 | 1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1264 | 1306 | 1423 | 2142 | 8778 | 3594 | 6795 | 8441 | 7907 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.30m | 11:31AM1.42m | 00:10AM1.40m | 12:34PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.77m | 5:12AM0.72m | 6:04PM0.65m | 6:21AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1358 | 1367 | 1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1264 | 1306 | 864 | 1809 | 8778 | 1906 | 6795 | 8441 | 7907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 16 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 51 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 173 | 417 | 18 | 12 | 386 | 93 | — | — | 3594 | 606 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 22 | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1423 | 2142 | 1852 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 378 | 902 | 995 | 1270 | 27 | 0 |
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