Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 170 | 321 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 613 | 438 | 422 | 692 | 605 | 578 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | 6:38PM1.88m | 6:48AM1.71m | 7:14PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:48AM0.41m | 12:56PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 321 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 613 | 438 | 422 | 692 | 605 | 578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 165 | 179 | 158 | 104 | 68 | 170 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 384 | 248 | 268 | 149 | 242 | 281 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 39 | — | 21 | 40 | 69 | 136 | 56 | 90 | 81 | 173 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 229 | 96 | 71 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 117 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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