Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 346 | 348 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.71m | 7:10PM1.78m | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:52PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:29PM0.50m | 2:09AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 346 | 348 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 100 | 99 | 57 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 36 | 42 | 51 | — | — | 39 | 32 | 47 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 44 | 43 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 683 | 685 | 0 | 0 |
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