Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 167 | 218 | 251 | 403 | 173 | 601 | 602 | 618 | 529 | 308 | 918 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 167 | 218 | 55 | 43 | 106 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 268 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 50 | 50 | 22 | 115 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 35 | 22 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 308 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | ENE 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 403 | 173 | 601 | 602 | 618 | 529 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 156 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1220 | 1253 | 0 | 4 |
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