Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 211 | 173 | 113 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 111 | 336 | 398 | 250 | 167 | 222 | 365 | 383 | 449 | 233 | 486 | 518 | 375 | 331 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 243 | 211 | 173 | 113 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 336 | 398 | 250 | 167 | 222 | 365 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 375 | 219 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 18 | 76 | 41 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 12 | 32 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 92 | 331 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 111 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 56 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | — | 383 | 449 | 233 | 486 | 518 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 666 | 862 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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