The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313121212121211111111101010101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)923779456777580846493724319327152422196915361316104480766354357271270762661467615831819
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
1.81
3:07PM
1.76
3:24AM
1.88
3:40PM
1.79
3:56AM
1.91
4:12PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.40
9:05AM
0.37
9:14PM
0.34
9:39AM
0.32
9:45PM
0.32
10:09AM
0.31
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------7:21-------7:20-------7:19-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161819191717161516181919181817171821222220
Feels °C (?)151514141515151314151415161616161716171820212120
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