The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212131415161616161515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)458139433409306531043415379438583999528672891001210411101409922870871525508446135443068231316491488
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
1.71
6:16PM
1.60
6:35AM
1.55
7:17PM
1.49
7:45AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.47
11:58AM
0.45
12:22AM
0.60
12:54PM
0.59
1:36AM
0.72
2:12PM
0.71
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---7:11-------7:13-------7:13----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1--11-----------------
Temp. °C151414141616171617171616161818161413131317212120
Feels °C (?)121111111214151314121111111314131110111115181817
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