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 (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 627 | 653 | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 394 | 348 | 545 | 363 | 451 | 579 | 717 | 771 | 987 | 931 | 891 | 750 | 820 | 1624 | 1550 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 669 | 627 | 653 | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 336 | 340 | 392 | 432 | 424 | 771 | 719 | 931 | 891 | 599 | 270 | 18 | 1550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 106 | 54 | 9 | 340 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 371 | 390 | 102 | 103 | 264 | — | 24 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 56 | 31 | 30 | 108 | — | — | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 248 | 274 | 270 | 320 | 348 | 545 | 363 | 451 | 579 | 717 | — | 987 | — | — | 750 | 820 | 1624 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 739 | 210 | 685 | 894 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 780 | 156 | 155 | 210 | 156 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 780 | 780 | 155 | 107 |
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