The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

15.4°C

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	433	339	320	292	240	220	240	231	154	123	103	81	65	51	52	87	274	322	374	337	319	249	249
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:58PM1.80m					2:24AM1.72m				2:32PM1.88m				2:59AM1.78m				3:08PM1.91m
Low Tide		7:47AM0.43m					8:15PM0.28m				8:22AM0.35m				8:49PM0.21m				8:57AM0.32m				9:25PM0.19m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	21	19	16	16	16	15	17	19	19	17	16	16	15	15	16	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	18	19	16	12	14	14	12	13	14	14	11	12	13	13	13	13	16	15	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	433	339	320	292	240	220	240	231	154	123	103	81	65	51	52	67	274	322	374	337	319	249	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 12	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	56	73	50	33	48	46	32	49	31	33	31	29	29	29	40	87	10	10	2	9	9	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 16	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	S 12	W 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	42	21	36	59	59	59	33	5	49	49	72	43	41	40	18	38	3	2	3	3	6	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	1	7	17	21	54	54	54	56	72	108	161	167	115	113	85	57	67	72	103	115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	The Wedge Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	4	27	27	58	0	47	47	47	417	399	399	399	82	4	4	7	58	338	399	109	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Van Riebeek	The Hoek	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach		The Hoek									Tweede Steen	Beach Road	Sollys					Captains
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1		2									2	2	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Header Global	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Vanthrax France	Hossegor - Les Culs Nuls France	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	El Huerto Spain	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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