The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
13.1° C
(Which is 5.1°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 6AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Dec)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (01 Dec)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26332191197518342071159413951607160716071607155813631220954786666594533433393298278273
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
1.47
12:11PM
1.70
12:51AM
1.58
1:03PM
1.80
1:39AM
1.68
1:51PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
0.59
6:42PM
0.42
6:49AM
0.50
7:29PM
0.32
7:39AM
0.43
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------7:40-------7:42-------7:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817192323211919191920222321191918171924242422
Feels °C (?)171716172019161517181818191917161717161822202018
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