The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101414131313131313161414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65057343742233825822021621224063271583997693210779361044230020892060237819414031
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
1.32
12:28AM
1.48
12:54PM
1.45
1:07AM
1.62
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.73
6:48AM
0.63
6:54PM
0.61
7:26AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.50
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:27-------6:25-------6:24-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121191818171721232219181818172020201918181818
Feels °C (?)202020181718171821222219181919181919191818181716
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