The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
13.8°C
2.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
326
321
326
277
440
440
398
386
342
336
331
241
227
216
209
169
167
137
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NW
5
ESE
5
NNE
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:44PM1.84m
5:09AM1.68m
5:23PM1.74m
5:51AM1.58m
6:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.29m
11:07AM0.41m
11:37PM0.40m
11:49AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
25
22
21
21
22
29
33
30
28
27
23
16
16
22
20
17
16
16
Feels °C
24
23
19
18
17
19
25
29
28
26
25
19
14
12
17
16
15
16
15
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