The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
2737
3887
3796
3456
2725
2168
2103
2039
1884
1682
2124
2362
2546
2375
2005
1576
1541
1527
1208
991
815
721
622
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
0
W
5
N
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:51PM1.64m
2:57AM1.75m
3:20PM1.66m
3:25AM1.74m
3:49PM1.65m
3:54AM1.70m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.38m
8:48PM0.47m
9:11AM0.37m
9:16PM0.47m
9:37AM0.38m
9:44PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
393
2737
3887
3796
3456
2725
2168
2103
2039
1884
1682
2124
2362
2546
2375
2005
1576
1541
1527
1208
991
815
721
622
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
362
156
91
51
49
31
12
11
4
4
4
109
4
39
38
89
195
154
198
149
143
298
295
589
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
203
4
9
9
66
38
37
126
180
255
143
138
133
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
18
60
145
102
108
112
128
138
117
91
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
27
4
4
4
0
10
10
26
185
270
185
185
185
176
69
69
86
21
21
10
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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