Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 441 | 1319 | 1820 | 1493 | 2124 | 1470 | 1115 | 529 | 441 | 318 | 269 | 225 | 203 | 177 | 146 | 138 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.23m | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM1.02m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 106 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 1048 | 814 | 654 | 529 | 441 | 318 | 269 | 225 | 203 | 177 | 146 | 62 | 53 | 86 | 65 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | — | — | — | 10 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 96 | 75 | 49 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 51 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 441 | 1319 | 1820 | 1493 | 2124 | 1470 | 1115 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 119 | 138 | 21 | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 666 | 666 | 862 | 432 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 154 | 218 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 862 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
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