Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 949 | 1379 | 1225 | 859 | 1233 | 1794 | 1385 | 1355 | 1312 | 1151 | 1060 | 950 | 766 | 686 | 589 | 541 | 450 | 380 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 331 | 427 | 492 | 1575 | 1385 | 1202 | 1132 | 1151 | 1060 | 950 | 766 | 686 | 589 | 541 | 450 | 380 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 8 | 124 | 111 | 75 | 85 | 48 | 432 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 22 | — | 48 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 293 | 208 | 257 | 227 | 949 | 1379 | 1225 | 859 | 1233 | 1794 | — | 1355 | 1312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 156 | 722 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 906 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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