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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
700 | 680 | 590 | 590 | 607 | 791 | 925 | 1870 | 4256 | 7076 | 7652 | 6960 | 6362 | 5410 | 14770 | 19349 | 17528 | 14597 | 11623 | 8536 | 8049 | 4251 | 4261 | 4412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.35m | 9:37AM1.24m | 10:19PM1.41m | 11:02AM1.30m | 11:24PM1.50m | 12:03PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.78m | 3:42AM0.81m | 3:50PM0.78m | 5:00AM0.72m | 5:04PM0.72m | 5:56AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | |
— | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | SE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
700 | 680 | 590 | 590 | 572 | 555 | 862 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6960 | 6362 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 17 | — | 23 | 8536 | 8049 | 4251 | 2377 | 2083 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | SW 22 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — |
145 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1807 | 2982 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 460 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 10 | W 12 | NW 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
21 | 68 | 174 | 494 | 607 | 791 | 925 | 1870 | 4256 | 7076 | 7652 | — | 588 | 5410 | 14770 | 19349 | 17528 | 14597 | 11623 | 652 | 2831 | 486 | 4261 | 4412 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 69 | 69 | 94 | 338 | 377 | 838 | 453 | 597 | 596 | 953 | 953 | 377 | 360 | 953 | 1010 | 1003 | 1034 | 417 | 340 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
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