The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2862	2848	2241	2275	2801	2352	2911	2789	2021	2470	1748	1477	1368	1258	1221	1221	1151	706	669	593	735	665	804	778
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m					11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m				12:54PM1.47m				1:10AM1.64m
Low Tide			4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m				6:57PM0.57m				7:38AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	12	11	13	17	18	16	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	11	9	10	10	9	11	15	16	14	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	2862	2848	2241	2275	2801	2352	2911	2789	2021	2470	1748	1477	1368	1258	1221	1221	1151	706	669	593	735	665	804	778
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	SSE 7	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	796	431	17	16	34	52	78	103	136	134	121	135	139	282	212	175	121	152	114
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 20	W 11	SW 12	W 11	W 12	SW 18	W 11	WSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	7	116	330	163	178	12	163	26	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	64	59	59	49	—	133	128	189	188	203	192	140	149	140	265	203	135	145	135	206	215	281
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	109	142	7	4	4	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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