The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown on The Wedge in feet and miles per hour.

Water temps are right around the average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about.

We start off with a solid pulse of long-period SW groundswell and light east winds. Wednesday morning, August 12, is the real deal. You’ve got clean 6ft SW swell with a very long 18-second period and a light offshore breeze – that’s prime time. The combined energy is strong at 2329, so there’s plenty of juice. The Wedge is a sheltered breakwater, so that long-period SW groundswell will wrap in nicely. The afternoon stays clean with a similar 6ft SW swell, just a bit of cross-off wind. Thursday morning, August 13, gets even bigger and cleaner – 8ft SW swell with a 17-second period and light cross-off NNE wind. That’s expert territory, but the quality will be top-notch. The energy is very strong at 3307. Thursday afternoon, the wind turns to a light cross-on, making it a bit messy.

Friday, August 14, through Sunday, August 16, is pretty much a washout. The swell drops and the wind is mostly cross-onshore, giving poor conditions. There’s a short window of glassy conditions on Saturday morning, August 15, with a 6ft WSW swell, but the period is down to 14 seconds and the energy is moderate at 1193. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then the real highlight of the whole period lands on Monday, August 17. The morning is absolute perfection – glassy conditions with an 8ft WSW swell, 13-second period, and very strong energy at 2313. This is a standout for experts, but the clean, glassy conditions will make it a session to remember. The afternoon is bigger but onshore, so get out there early.

The rest of the second week is patchy. Tuesday, August 18, drops off to poor conditions with light onshore wind. From Wednesday, August 19, into the weekend, the swell stays small and weak, with energy falling below 1000. A few spots have clean cross-off winds, but the swell is too small to get excited about. There’s a pulse of 7ft SW swell on Friday, August 21, but the wind is cross and the energy is moderate, so it’s marginal.

The best bet in the second week is Sunday, August 23, with an 8ft S swell and clean cross-off winds in the afternoon. The energy is strong at 1552, but the period is shorter at 11 seconds, so it won’t have the same punch as the earlier groundswell. The combined energy of all swells stays moderate to strong through the weekend, but the conditions are only marginal.

After that, the surf fades out. Monday, August 24, through Wednesday, August 26, is mostly small and weak, with energy dropping to the low hundreds. The very last entry on Thursday, August 27, shows a 5ft SW swell with a 16-second period and moderate energy at 1285, but the wind is cross and the conditions are marginal.

So, bottom line: the best sessions are Wednesday morning, August 12, and Monday morning, August 17. The first is a solid, clean groundswell, the second is bigger and glassy – both are the standouts. The rest of the fortnight is hit or miss, so pick your windows.

Rusty.

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