The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
16.6° 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 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
548
514
411
320
259
230
158
137
174
202
172
163
163
185
178
154
120
100
141
541
672
857
604
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM1.30m
10:20PM1.42m
11:10AM1.32m
11:41PM1.49m
12:20PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.78m
3:55PM0.76m
5:07AM0.72m
5:23PM0.72m
6:16AM0.62m
6:24PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:15
7:15
7:16
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6:13
6:12
6:10
5
3
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
18
23
26
24
22
21
21
18
17
20
20
18
16
16
15
14
15
17
15
15
15
14
15
13
15
20
22
21
19
18
18
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
916
548
514
411
320
259
230
158
137
174
202
172
163
163
185
178
154
120
33
141
55
54
93
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
S
10
0.5
SW
12
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
1.5
W
9
Energy kJ
32
4
8
8
8
8
72
75
29
26
15
15
8
1
11
41
24
100
76
18
17
16
343
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
2
2
4
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
6
5
21
41
38
19
6
6
6
183
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.3
WNW
6
2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
1.7
SW
8
Energy kJ
112
89
4
4
2
2
3
13
5
20
139
541
672
857
380
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
9
9
21
18
18
18
9
10
10
26
177
21
21
21
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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