The Wedge Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.91° S 18.46° E)

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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 13 Jul 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

Hourly 12 Days

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	Sunday 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	13	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2283	2013	1834	1525	1622	1748	1760	1622	1408	1202	1021	1047	1082	1225	1212	1683	1711	1820	2303	3736	6221	5899	5245	4528	3631	2837	2509	2525	2733	2812	3847	4095	4308	6140	11306	12057	10930	10441	10966	10695	9432	8517	7888	7127	6776	5914	5415	4675	4309	3674	2961	2639	2214	1945	1806	1778	1969	2600	2961	3753
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)				5:10PM 1.72				5:22AM 1.61				5:48PM 1.72				6:04AM 1.57				6:31PM 1.70				6:51AM 1.51				7:18PM 1.66				7:44AM 1.43					8:13PM 1.59				8:49AM 1.36				9:20PM 1.54				10:08AM 1.32				10:38PM 1.51					11:35AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	10:51AM 0.36					11:20PM 0.44				11:28AM 0.38				12:02AM 0.45				12:09PM 0.42				12:49AM 0.48				12:53PM 0.49				1:43AM 0.53				1:46PM 0.56					2:47AM 0.58				2:52PM 0.64				4:04AM 0.61				4:13PM 0.69					5:24AM 0.59				5:39PM 0.68

	Sunday 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	14	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	13	15	14	14	12	11	12	12	13	15	14	15	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	14
Feels °C (?)	11	10	11	11	10	8	8	8	9	11	10	11	10	10	9	10	13	13	12	13	12	10	9	9	10	12	11	12	9	7	8	9	11	12	10	12	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	13	13

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