The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

14.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2352	2911	2789	2747	1909	1674	1477	1368	1368	1221	1221	1030	946	669	524	784	943	819	778	683	387	489	468	237
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m				12:54PM1.47m				1:10AM1.64m				1:53PM1.59m
Low Tide			5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m				6:57PM0.57m				7:38AM0.40m				7:58PM0.48m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	14	17	18	16	14	14	14	14	15	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	11	12	11	9	10	10	10	12	15	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
kJ	2352	2911	2789	2747	1909	1674	1477	1368	1368	1221	1221	1030	946	669	524	784	943	819	778	683	387	489	468	237
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSE 8	W 11	W 10	SSE 7
kJ	796	431	17	16	34	52	78	103	136	134	121	116	448	282	212	175	163	152	114	114	146	110	75	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 20	SW 20	W 11	W 11	W 12	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	7	15	84	163	178	12	12	26	41	40	112	36	34	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	56	91	154	165	145	197	210	198	176	158	162	167	226	132	167	139	220	226	273	335	291	276	241	205
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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