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The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 25ft (7.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
4558 | 6767 | 7777 | 6889 | 4804 | 9030 | 15227 | 19346 | 18374 | 14553 | 11446 | 9012 | 6429 | 4251 | 4088 | 4240 | 3528 | 2567 | 2069 | 2059 | 2229 | 2400 | 2655 | 3076 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.41m | 11:02AM1.30m | 11:24PM1.50m | 12:03PM1.41m | 00:16AM1.62m | 12:52PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.78m | 5:00AM0.72m | 5:04PM0.72m | 5:56AM0.60m | 6:01PM0.63m | 6:44AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
19 | 12 | 11 | 6889 | 4804 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 11446 | 9012 | 6429 | 4251 | 2936 | 4240 | 3528 | 2567 | 2069 | 1990 | 2144 | 2400 | 2655 | 3076 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 22 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSE 12 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
4 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | — | 15 | 710 | 2713 | 2678 | 3213 | 2573 | 2293 | 2387 | 1888 | 2059 | 1934 | 1644 | 1491 | 1389 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
— | 18 | — | 8 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 712 | — | 449 | — | — | 205 | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
4558 | 6767 | 7777 | — | 907 | 9030 | 15227 | 19346 | 18374 | 14553 | — | — | — | — | 4088 | — | 2377 | 1207 | — | — | 2229 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1161 | 597 | 953 | 953 | 360 | 360 | 885 | 882 | 1014 | 597 | 417 | 1057 | 338 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
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