The Wedge Surf Break

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s 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 (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4531
4234
3650
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1639
1693
1668
1657
1632
1518
1912
2242
2629
4945
5474
14318
13647
10982
9787
8809
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
0
E
5
SW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:32PM1.39m
1:33AM1.49m
2:12PM1.45m
2:12AM1.52m
2:49PM1.50m
2:48AM1.54m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.70m
7:56AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
8:31AM0.49m
8:44PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
4
11
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
18
19
16
16
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
16
17
19
18
19
15
15
13
16
15
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
7
9
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
1.9
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
4531
4234
3650
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1639
1693
1668
1657
1632
1518
1912
2242
2629
2268
3161
14318
13647
10982
9787
8809
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
19
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
64
13
33
32
24
17
17
7
11
11
46
45
110
216
149
356
925
419
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.6
SW
21
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
22
82
279
448
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
8
13
9
30
65
188
366
4945
5474
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
6
8
9
Distance (km)
4
4
0
0
0
7
0
9
10
21
18
10
10
26
185
185
185
378
417
454
142
142
142
7
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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