The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121216151414141414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)563553512512521663821850230024462379212118001638139013491134111711521081876816802669
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.71
5:53AM
1.77
6:21PM
1.59
6:40AM
1.61
7:16PM
1.46
7:42AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.33
11:35PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.45
12:20AM
0.57
12:59PM
0.60
1:20AM
0.72
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset--6:54-------6:53-------6:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C202119181817171723282823201919212830272421181819
Feels °C (?)171714131514141520252520181819212830272420171617
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