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The Wedge surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wedge sea temperature is 15.3°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.3 °C min: 17.8 °C)
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The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Wedge sea temperature is 15.3°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.3 °C min: 17.8 °C)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14131313131313121212121212111111111111111110101011121211111012121212121111111010101091411131313131313121212121414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9921584174916431491137411731083899819736593573510437357283237237233204192185204360505456777103013602502467945464394385230742688234419091480124988964140741185289287886577775371858457452899898410481044984
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.64
5:10AM
1.71
5:32PM
1.57
5:40AM
1.63
6:07PM
1.49
6:18AM
1.53
6:53PM
1.40
7:10AM
1.41
8:05PM
1.32
8:40AM
1.31
10:01PM
1.31
10:48AM
1.31
11:41PM
1.43
12:16PM
1.44
12:43AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.50
11:21AM
0.46
11:25PM
0.57
11:54AM
0.54
12:00AM
0.66
12:34PM
0.64
12:49AM
0.76
1:36PM
0.74
2:18AM
0.86
3:26PM
0.81
4:40AM
0.83
5:19PM
0.75
6:09AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.62
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161616202222201818171825262624231917172019191818171717181818171717171718191918171615152125232119181819252625212222
Feels °C (?)151213141415181920181617161826242525221816161817171717151616151415161616161616161515141413141923202018171718232524212221

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