The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

12.3°C

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 18							Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	713	713	713	726	946	796	864	736	712	700	448	407	978	1423	1527	1591	1474	1367	1110	1030	904	822	702
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:19AM1.25m				7:33PM1.24m					8:50AM1.17m				9:28PM1.15m					11:21AM1.20m
Low Tide				1:11PM0.85m					2:06AM0.84m				3:12PM0.95m				4:29AM0.87m					5:44PM0.89m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	15	19	20	16	14	13	13	13	18	20	19	18	16	15	15	16	22	25	23	21	19
Feels °C	8	7	10	13	15	13	12	11	11	12	16	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	21	24	22	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	713	713	713	726	946	796	864	736	712	700	448	407	978	1423	1527	1591	1474	1367	1110	1030	904	822	702
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	7	15	12	49	31	91	127	—	301	350	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	162	139	245	322	437	312	211	147	120	138	116	122	271	332	229	150	118	118	91	88	179	279	145
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	4	4	13	4	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	47	7	7	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	6	8	8

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