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The Wedge Surf Forecast
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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1739 | 1734 | 1736 | 1783 | 972 | 1245 | 964 | 917 | 848 | 726 | 583 | 583 | 510 | 553 | 583 | 533 | 542 | 567 | 661 | 976 | 1076 | 1776 | 1862 | 1736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 1.43 | 6:16AM 1.41 | 6:56PM 1.34 | 7:01AM 1.30 | 8:06PM 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 0.61 | 12:05AM 0.75 | 12:31PM 0.71 | 12:52AM 0.86 | 1:26PM 0.81 | 2:24AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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