The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010141413131313131316141414131413131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338258220216212208632715839976932107793610442300208923132582305645014232397186498130
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.48
12:54PM
1.45
1:07AM
1.62
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
2:09PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.63
6:54PM
0.61
7:26AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.35
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---7:05-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset------6:25-------6:24-------6:22-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C181817172123222019181817202020181718181819181817
Feels °C (?)181817172122222019181918191919171717161616151514
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