The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

15.6°C

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	102	299	808	1172	2697	2479	2445	2129	2313	1915	1830	1597	1230	505	514	722	722	1240	876	939	887
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			4:27PM1.83m				4:58AM1.71m					5:11PM1.72m				5:46AM1.62m				6:03PM1.57m
Low Tide	10:14AM0.36m				10:43PM0.29m				10:58AM0.45m					11:27PM0.40m				11:50AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	20	17	17	17	17	19	21	23	22	18	17	17	17	18	21	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	18	16	14	16	16	16	18	19	20	19	15	15	16	16	16	18	18	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	102	170	504	1172	2697	2479	2445	2129	2313	1915	1830	1597	1230	505	514	722	722	1240	876	939	887
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11
kJ	40	299	808	610	7	7	7	7	—	—	6	6	6	430	379	93	196	152	129	137	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 12	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	—	W 11
kJ	101	40	7	7	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	6	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	13	4	10	16	28	39	41	40	49	37	34	32	45	50	30	67	59	34	24	24	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	4	27	399	22	0	0	0	4	27	8	377	338	22	4	4	82	338	338	338	82	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Olifants Bos	Long Beach		The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Long Beach	Long Beach			Captains	Captains	Captains						Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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