Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 200 | 187 | 125 | 117 | 100 | 107 | 225 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 132 | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.72m | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | 2:55AM1.81m | 3:11PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.50m | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 210 | 200 | 187 | 120 | 114 | 95 | 107 | 225 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 40 | 125 | 80 | 72 | 84 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 163 | 118 | 85 | 41 | 117 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 132 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 321 | 155 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 9 | 39 | 84 | 161 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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