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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
590 | 572 | 679 | 953 | 1630 | 3603 | 6757 | 7566 | 6610 | 4550 | 7541 | 15690 | 21539 | 19635 | 15678 | 12598 | 9481 | 10249 | 6108 | 5746 | 3723 | 3794 | 3075 | 2502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.24m | 10:19PM1.41m | 11:02AM1.30m | 11:24PM1.50m | 12:03PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.81m | 3:50PM0.78m | 5:00AM0.72m | 5:04PM0.72m | 5:56AM0.60m | 6:01PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
590 | 572 | 679 | 953 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6610 | 4550 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 9481 | 10249 | 2591 | 2299 | 3723 | 3794 | 3075 | 2502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | WSW 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
69 | 113 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 96 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3000 | 2860 | 221 | 2546 | 1829 | 1929 | 1665 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — |
— | 55 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 493 | 370 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — |
504 | 493 | 672 | 765 | 1630 | 3603 | 6757 | 7566 | — | 623 | 7541 | 15690 | 21539 | 19635 | 15678 | 12598 | 652 | — | 6108 | 5746 | — | 3204 | 1455 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 338 | 360 | 378 | 340 | 377 | 596 | 953 | 953 | 360 | 360 | 885 | 1003 | 1003 | 1014 | 377 | 340 | 597 | 18 | 340 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
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