The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

14.9° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1559	1413	1374	3445	3420	2902	2527	3313	3037	2848	2241	2801	2477	2352	2840	2682	2571	2470	1748	1477	1368	1258	1201	1080
Wind (km/h)	N	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:04AM1.33m				9:34PM1.52m				10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m					11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m
Low Tide			3:05PM0.67m				4:17AM0.61m				4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	15	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	13	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	15	15	13	10	9	8	8	9	10	9	9	8	9	8	7	8	9	10	12	10	9	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1559	1413	1374	3445	3420	2902	2527	3313	3037	2848	2241	2801	2477	2352	2840	2682	2571	2470	1748	1477	1368	1258	1201	1080
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	861	1078	1225	—	—	14	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	796	431	17	37	34	52	112	141	136	139	139
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	132	118
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	S 9	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	52	422	—	—	—	72	—	48	56	74	80	119	160	135	172	161	149	219	239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dumps Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Sollys Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	7	142	4	58	8	7	7	7	7	338	7	7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Hout Bay	The Hoek		The Hoek		Sollys	Off The Wall	Big Bay	Sollys	Sollys		Sollys	Haakgat	Big Bay	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4		5		4	5	5	5	4		4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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