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The Wedge surf Forecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Apr 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 16.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 19.7 °C max: 21.3 °C min: 18.0 °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 16.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 19.7 °C max: 21.3 °C min: 18.0 °C)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
0.7
S
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)81616161515141413131313121212121212111615151413131312121212121212111210101111107992019181716161615141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13717326425842948952950743748848041131930926827219722817424262375787485990585166666661365658056149724622820433919816820419352534937714213237364236393504317527212197199218001531129411551094968825
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.24
1:11PM
1.20
1:30AM
1.38
1:44PM
1.32
1:58AM
1.50
2:13PM
1.42
2:24AM
1.60
2:40PM
1.51
2:49AM
1.68
3:06PM
1.57
3:15AM
1.73
3:33PM
1.61
3:41AM
1.75
4:00PM
1.62
4:08AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.59
7:17PM
0.52
7:49AM
0.46
7:47PM
0.41
8:15AM
0.35
8:13PM
0.32
8:39AM
0.24
8:39PM
0.24
9:04AM
0.16
9:04PM
0.19
9:28AM
0.11
9:30PM
0.17
9:54AM
0.09
9:57PM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset------5:59-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817172019181616161617212019181817171720191917161617172121202021201919212120181817171721211919202019182120191716161516
Feels °C (?)171717172019191717171617201919181917171720192019171617162020202121181716181919181918171720201820201917161918181715151415

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