Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 86 | 103 | 144 | 353 | 349 | 590 | 644 | 572 | 572 | 298 | 266 | 197 | 167 | 134 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.72m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:06PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.50m | 11:53PM0.52m | 11:58AM0.64m | 00:21AM0.66m | 12:30PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 86 | 90 | 118 | 138 | 202 | 327 | 398 | 348 | 335 | 298 | 266 | 197 | 167 | 134 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 103 | 144 | 353 | 87 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 118 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | — | 22 | 10 | 28 | 53 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 44 | 61 | 59 | 144 | 349 | 590 | 644 | 572 | 572 | — | 39 | 106 | 126 | 122 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 285 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 404 | 53 |
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