Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 160 | 149 | 244 | 200 | 226 | 240 | 200 | 66 | 60 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 152 | 501 | 943 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 159 | 132 | 93 | 83 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 66 | 47 | 23 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 229 | 160 | 117 | 74 | 45 | 132 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 60 | 85 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 40 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 64 | 244 | 200 | 226 | 240 | 200 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 52 | 59 | 77 | 58 | 79 | 152 | 501 | 943 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 687 | 423 | 218 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1238 | 0 | 156 | 237 |
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