Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 374 | 536 | 952 | 541 | 850 | 935 | 1338 | 1680 | 1475 | 1585 | 1303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 173 | 347 | 207 | 373 | 468 | 541 | 567 | 375 | 307 | 169 | 1475 | 1385 | 1303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 8 | 340 | 116 | 347 | 340 | 377 | 482 | 445 | 32 | 30 | 96 | — | 22 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 124 | 196 | 229 | 321 | 239 | 319 | 212 | 374 | 536 | 952 | — | 850 | 935 | 1338 | 1680 | — | 1585 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 739 | 156 | 739 | 329 | 285 | 237 | 156 | 53 | 0 | 404 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 34 | 81 | 156 | 156 | 210 | 906 | 0 |
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