Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Wedge today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 792 | 639 | 541 | 433 | 433 | 426 | 1088 | 1468 | 2121 | 2503 | 2496 | 2345 | 2174 | 1791 | 1474 | 1404 | 1298 | 1200 | 1025 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.44m | 8:12AM1.19m | 8:45PM1.31m | 9:14AM1.08m | 9:54PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.39m | 2:17AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.53m | 3:12AM0.62m | 3:07PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 678 | 792 | 639 | 541 | 433 | 433 | 426 | 1088 | 1468 | 2121 | 2503 | 2496 | 2345 | 2174 | 1791 | 1474 | 1404 | 1298 | 1200 | 1025 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 371 | 371 | 371 | 400 | 386 | 176 | 299 | 372 | 352 | 294 | 275 | 281 | 265 | 222 | 226 | 226 | 186 | 190 | 197 | 209 | 627 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 192 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 162 | 298 | 392 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 169 | 210 | 206 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 33 | 35 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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