The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.8°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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121111111111111010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113411179981052919774680669585451544346291247524270517507507496486365165190
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
S
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscrossononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.46
7:42AM
1.45
8:38PM
1.35
9:23AM
1.32
10:39PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.60
1:20AM
0.72
2:14PM
0.74
3:07AM
0.83
4:14PM
0.80
5:21AM
0.80
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset--6:52-------6:51-------6:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282826232118181920202119181817172021201918181717
Feels °C (?)292726232018171818192120191918172020201918201817
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