The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
14.7° C
(Which is 5.1°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 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121413131212121212121111111111131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18741228976878865825799811867746799773634561494383315268198198140116116116
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.79
4:25AM
1.90
4:41PM
1.79
4:58AM
1.91
5:16PM
1.76
5:34AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.31
10:37AM
0.31
10:43PM
0.31
11:11AM
0.32
11:17PM
0.35
11:47AM
0.38
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset7:36-------7:34-------7:32-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222120201920232322202020192024262525222120212626
Feels °C (?)222220201920222019171920202124242325222221222726
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