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The Wedge Surf Forecast
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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 13 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 220 | 216 | 212 | 208 | 632 | 715 | 839 | 976 | 932 | 1077 | 936 | 1044 | 2300 | 2089 | 2313 | 3633 | 2875 | 4304 | 4937 | 4790 | 9872 | 9047 | 7926 | 7207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:54PM 1.45 | 1:07AM 1.62 | 1:33PM 1.58 | 1:44AM 1.75 | 2:09PM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 0.63 | 6:54PM 0.61 | 7:26AM 0.49 | 7:32PM 0.50 | 8:02AM 0.35 | 8:09PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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