Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 804 | 828 | 717 | 966 | 1107 | 1058 | 1162 | 1019 | 745 | 924 | 864 | 749 | 601 | 500 | 450 | 412 | 439 | 393 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 347 | 340 | 325 | 320 | 825 | 1107 | 1058 | 971 | 1019 | 745 | 924 | 864 | 749 | 601 | 500 | 450 | 412 | 439 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 48 | 37 | 369 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 90 | 235 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 73 | 36 | 103 | 129 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 585 | 804 | 828 | 717 | 966 | 951 | — | 1162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 906 | 155 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 0 | 1241 | 906 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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