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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | |
154 | 120 | 221 | 311 | 415 | 429 | 450 | 1835 | 2283 | 2688 | 1822 | 1637 | 1102 | 923 | 824 | 818 | 818 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 1011 | 1186 | 1369 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:09PM1.49m | 1:19AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.53m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:46PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | NW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
154 | 120 | 221 | 311 | 76 | 42 | 450 | 1593 | 6 | 2688 | 1822 | 1637 | 1102 | 776 | 824 | 818 | 818 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 1011 | 1186 | 1369 | 1136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
9 | 27 | 38 | 76 | 18 | 54 | 95 | 257 | — | — | — | 6 | 696 | 923 | 739 | 572 | 467 | 385 | 335 | 335 | 260 | 260 | 231 | 241 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 15 | SSW 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 12 |
11 | 16 | 40 | 59 | 415 | 429 | 352 | 1835 | 2283 | 2097 | 618 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 26 | 1647 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 86 | 21 | 338 | 21 | 4 | 903 | 142 | 1161 | 13 | 142 | 27 | 1865 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 142 | 7 | 4 |
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