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The Wedge Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 1PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | |
1056 | 1261 | 1948 | 1875 | 1689 | 1475 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 530 | 883 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 509 | 1159 | 1185 | 1648 | 3034 | 5242 | 6273 | 3679 | 4128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.31m | 7:44PM1.36m | 8:02AM1.25m | 9:00PM1.35m | 9:37AM1.24m | 10:19PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.73m | 2:07AM0.84m | 2:21PM0.78m | 3:42AM0.81m | 3:50PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1056 | 1261 | 1948 | 1875 | 1689 | 1475 | 1435 | 1301 | 1143 | 985 | 530 | 883 | 700 | 599 | 590 | 381 | 613 | 594 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 3679 | 2798 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 6 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 385 | 282 | 225 | 125 | 132 | 568 | 392 | 376 | 293 | 273 | 404 | 195 | 145 | 101 | 98 | 126 | 55 | 34 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 378 | 378 | 62 | 74 | 37 | 169 | 229 | 142 | 217 | 168 | 201 | 398 | — | — | — | 509 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 115 | 354 | — | 1159 | 1185 | 1648 | 3034 | 5242 | 6273 | 2785 | 4128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 399 | 69 | 116 | 21 | 360 | 799 | 457 | 1017 | 1087 | 597 | 457 | 457 |
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