The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131212121212121214141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232309382370347336330414319309309245581577560431418405324236236197161121
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.58
6:57AM
1.67
7:27PM
1.45
7:55AM
1.52
8:41PM
1.33
9:22AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.55
1:17PM
0.59
1:26AM
0.68
2:28PM
0.72
2:50AM
0.81
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222019181818222323202019191921222120201919202121
Feels °C (?)222220191920222323212121201920212020201919202019
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