The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 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
(Which is 3.0°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 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111112121615141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1138110286495276975667158352145545545552159477685024542414237921211800161413901329
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.80
5:12AM
1.88
5:36PM
1.71
5:53AM
1.77
6:21PM
1.59
6:40AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.25
10:57PM
0.34
11:26AM
0.33
11:35PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.45
12:20AM
0.57
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--6:55-------6:54-------6:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120181817161620211918181817172327282321202022
Feels °C (?)171715131615151418171413141514152024252020192022
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