Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2184 | 2179 | 1906 | 1099 | 1064 | 498 | 484 | 544 | 563 | 517 | 495 | 485 | 460 | 450 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 235 | 179 | 132 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.23m | 00:47AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.33m | 1:52AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.89m | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 43 | 251 | 568 | 498 | 484 | 544 | 563 | 517 | 495 | 485 | 460 | 450 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 235 | 179 | 132 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 78 | 125 | 42 | 290 | 269 | 259 | 231 | 123 | 172 | 174 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 189 | 236 | 232 | 178 | 121 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2184 | 2179 | 1906 | 1099 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 683 | 561 | 404 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 695 | 695 | 423 | 218 |
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