The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131316141414131413131616161615141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)936104422002089294633993919464652305081101339408826072075845495543703752341028022456212119511665
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
2:09PM
1.69
2:20AM
1.86
2:45PM
1.78
2:56AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.35
8:09PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.25
8:45PM
0.32
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:24-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C202120181718181718171716161615141718181716151414
Feels °C (?)192019171516141415131313141413131615151516141210
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