The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

14.2° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1731	1488	1269	1193	1007	754	980	615	1100	1804	3142	4103	4348	4055	4826	5732	3237	2457	2424	2391	2201	2140	1785	1615
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	ESE	SW	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:19AM1.39m					2:01PM1.41m				2:01AM1.46m				2:36PM1.50m				2:37AM1.51m				3:08PM1.58m
Low Tide			7:42AM0.60m				8:00PM0.69m					8:18AM0.53m				8:36PM0.62m				8:50AM0.46m				9:09PM0.55m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	19	20	17	14	14	13	14	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12	14	18	18	15	14
Feels °C	13	14	14	17	18	15	13	12	11	11	12	11	9	9	7	8	9	9	9	11	15	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1731	1488	1269	1193	1007	754	980	615	1100	1804	3142	4103	4348	4055	4826	5732	3237	2457	2424	2391	2201	2140	1785	1615
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	—	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8
kJ	—	103	258	283	412	440	357	465	412	158	186	—	1172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	21	35	4	179	278	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	S 4	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 6	S 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	22	—	—	—	11	255	716	362	123	560	531	462	352	333	320	234	346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	27	8	22	4	13	179	179	234	176	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4					5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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