The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
W
8
2.5
W
8
1.7
WSW
13
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
7
W
11
7
W
12
7.5
W
13
7
W
13
7
W
13
6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1143
985
551
883
700
680
590
581
504
890
925
2037
5288
7539
7566
7171
6739
3772
11395
15023
17621
16944
15085
11611
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
N
35
N
35
N
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
45
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
40
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM1.25m
9:00PM1.35m
9:37AM1.24m
10:19PM1.41m
11:02AM1.30m
11:24PM1.50m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.84m
2:21PM0.78m
3:42AM0.81m
3:50PM0.78m
5:00AM0.72m
5:04PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:55
2
7
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
9
8
5
3
2
5
Temp °C
14
13
17
18
16
15
15
14
13
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
13
11
14
14
12
11
9
8
6
9
6
3
3
5
6
8
5
4
6
9
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
5.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1143
985
551
883
700
680
590
581
501
555
862
31
31
12
12
7171
6739
3772
68
28
17
23
9677
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
2.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
293
273
404
195
145
101
96
69
55
53
33
19
18
18
20
8
7
40
25
25
1179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
1.1
SW
14
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
217
168
201
459
2
2
18
19
30
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.7
NNW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.1
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
2.3
NW
7
4
NW
9
7
W
11
7
W
12
7.5
W
13
7
W
13
7
W
13
6
W
13
Energy kJ
5
17
62
181
525
504
890
925
2037
5288
7539
7566
520
2531
11395
15023
17621
16944
15085
11611
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
4
1
1
4
4
3
5
4
6
Distance (km)
9
9
10
21
21
69
69
69
360
360
378
453
589
596
1045
953
360
360
885
1003
992
454
321
321
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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