
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
520 | 561 | 770 | 437 | 221 | 131 | 188 | 240 | 255 | 240 | 134 | 127 | 162 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 235 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
30 | 29 | 498 | 437 | 221 | 131 | 81 | 132 | 138 | 152 | 95 | 64 | 162 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 235 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | 99 | 14 | 56 | 67 | 92 | 96 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 108 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | 26 | 12 | 12 | — | 6 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
520 | 561 | 770 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 188 | 240 | 255 | 240 | 134 | 127 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 780 | 319 | 218 | 4 | 107 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 684 | 155 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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