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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 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
254 | 526 | 539 | 602 | 2018 | 2556 | 2859 | 2826 | 1543 | 1158 | 905 | 834 | 834 | 848 | 881 | 865 | 867 | 867 | 999 | 1087 | 241 | 213 | 240 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:09PM1.49m | 1:19AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.53m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:46PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 254 | 55 | 54 | 93 | 186 | 2556 | 2859 | 2826 | 1543 | 986 | 900 | 834 | 834 | 848 | 881 | 865 | 867 | 867 | 260 | 1087 | 1117 | 1072 | 969 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 918 | 1158 | 905 | 713 | 572 | 467 | 385 | 328 | 328 | 265 | 46 | 231 | 241 | 213 | 240 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 77 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 526 | 539 | 602 | 2018 | — | — | 1009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 999 | 24 | 41 | 66 | — | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 338 | 338 | 142 | 931 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 27 | 1571 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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