Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2479 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 1915 | 1753 | 1597 | 1230 | 505 | 864 | 769 | 769 | 1240 | 777 | 918 | 887 | 857 | 741 | 729 | 718 | 716 | 614 | 586 | 1027 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.71m | 5:11PM1.72m | 5:46AM1.62m | 6:03PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.52m | 7:08PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.45m | 11:27PM0.40m | 11:50AM0.56m | 00:19AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2479 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 1915 | 1753 | 1597 | 1230 | 505 | 864 | 769 | 769 | 1240 | 777 | 918 | 887 | 857 | 741 | 729 | 718 | 716 | 614 | 433 | 1027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 430 | 6 | 118 | 193 | 131 | 149 | 137 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 2 | 68 | 221 | 586 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 67 | 38 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 48 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 90 | 101 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 338 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 142 | 338 | 338 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 399 | 399 | 109 | 27 |
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