Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wedge today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 4PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 510 | 671 | 657 | 480 | 414 | 400 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 171 | 135 | 138 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.85m | 6:38AM1.67m | 6:58PM1.71m | 7:05AM1.52m | 7:27PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.45m | 12:42PM0.46m | 1:08AM0.59m | 1:09PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 541 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 400 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 171 | 89 | 42 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 84 | 135 | 89 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | S 17 | SW 9 | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | 138 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 74 | 671 | 657 | 46 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 140 | 167 | 96 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 123 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 237 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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