Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 273 | 267 | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 217 | 266 | 260 | 207 | 168 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 74 | 93 | 103 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:04PM2.09m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.15m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 335 | 273 | 267 | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 217 | 266 | 260 | 207 | 168 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 74 | 52 | 76 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 75 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 123 | 139 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 15 | — | 11 | 18 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 93 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 285 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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