The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is 4.8°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 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
2.5
S
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.6
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151414141313131312121212127121210101112111611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294225622606228919481561131911201006944712646531488634414494696696617114610146911124
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.62
3:38PM
1.66
4:09AM
1.60
4:08PM
1.62
4:40AM
1.57
4:39PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.40
9:31AM
0.56
9:51PM
0.42
10:01AM
0.59
10:20PM
0.45
10:34AM
0.63
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:30----
Sunset------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717192323211919171620262622201918192021222018
Feels °C (?)141414161919161516151519242418161615161414171514
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