Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1768 | 2079 | 1988 | 1541 | 1317 | 1553 | 1101 | 996 | 716 | 699 | 527 | 403 | 1261 | 1150 | 1026 | 1107 | 1238 | 1112 | 973 | 861 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.68m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:12PM1.86m | 3:25AM1.88m | 3:50PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 42 | 68 | 69 | 1118 | 82 | 844 | 716 | 554 | 153 | 313 | 903 | 1150 | 1026 | 1107 | 1238 | 1112 | 973 | 861 | 766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 24 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 22 | 100 | 116 | 188 | 158 | 194 | 326 | 313 | 288 | 223 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | S 25 | SSW 24 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | 21 | 68 | 158 | 163 | 123 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 47 | 12 | 55 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1768 | 2079 | 1988 | 1541 | 1317 | 1553 | 1101 | 996 | — | 699 | 527 | 403 | 1261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 404 | 237 | 53 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 53 | 780 | 906 | 53 | 0 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 887 | 0 | 906 | 906 | 26 | 0 |
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