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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 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
572 | 679 | 953 | 1639 | 4182 | 6264 | 6799 | 6522 | 4601 | 8556 | 15792 | 19700 | 17565 | 14212 | 11241 | 10135 | 8048 | 7203 | 7266 | 3740 | 3826 | 3601 | 2668 | 2299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | 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 | |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.24m | 10:19PM1.41m | 11:02AM1.30m | 11:24PM1.50m | 12:03PM1.41m | 00:16AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.81m | 3:50PM0.78m | 5:00AM0.72m | 5:04PM0.72m | 5:56AM0.60m | 6:01PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | |
18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
572 | 679 | 953 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6522 | 4601 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 2528 | 1778 | 2180 | 2029 | 3740 | 3826 | 3159 | 2668 | 2299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
158 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2936 | 2444 | 2069 | 1952 | 1888 | 1979 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — |
55 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1002 | 528 | 440 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
400 | 504 | 632 | 1639 | 4182 | 6264 | 6799 | — | 658 | 8556 | 15792 | 19700 | 17565 | 14212 | 11241 | 10135 | 8048 | 7203 | 7266 | 2338 | 1888 | 3601 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 21 | 397 | 417 | 660 | 1045 | 953 | 457 | 377 | 360 | 1046 | 1003 | 1010 | 1023 | 417 | 321 | 417 | 24 | 340 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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