Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 11AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 534 | 608 | 723 | 949 | 1115 | 1582 | 767 | 559 | 397 | 435 | 372 | 335 | 273 | 267 | 212 | 202 | 198 | 207 | 246 | 262 | 260 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.95m | 4:36PM2.08m | 4:45AM1.97m | 5:04PM2.09m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.13m | 10:45PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.12m | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 304 | 256 | 256 | 190 | 144 | 141 | 934 | 767 | 559 | 397 | 352 | 322 | 335 | 273 | 267 | 212 | 202 | 198 | 207 | 246 | 262 | 260 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 35 | 18 | 23 | 131 | 88 | 82 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 17 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 545 | 534 | 608 | 723 | 949 | 1115 | 1582 | — | 54 | 218 | 435 | 372 | 210 | — | — | 32 | 31 | — | 27 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 218 | 403 | 423 | 456 | 307 | 739 | 18 | 154 | 210 | 329 | 404 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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