The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.4° 

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wedge today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
437
629
963
973
783
1722
1803
1674
1442
1507
1068
887
1236
1119
905
724
686
370
459
757
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.20m
00:10AM1.25m
1:03PM1.31m
1:08AM1.34m
1:42PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.88m
6:38AM0.74m
7:07PM0.78m
7:23AM0.64m
7:47PM0.67m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
14
16
15
13
13
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
9
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