Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 125 | 122 | 97 | 97 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 132 | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.72m | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | 2:55AM1.81m | 3:11PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.50m | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 47 | 122 | 97 | 84 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 125 | 117 | 69 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 132 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 8 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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