Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 318 | 270 | 243 | 211 | 173 | 113 | 96 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 107 | 327 | 405 | 303 | 170 | 218 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 372 | 318 | 270 | 243 | 211 | 173 | 113 | 96 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 327 | 405 | 303 | 170 | 218 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 107 | 84 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 5 | 15 | 60 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 894 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 666 | 780 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 404 | 329 | 59 | 156 |
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