The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.46° E

The Wedge, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Wedge based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Wedge right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Wedge

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cape Town - Portnet

2 km SW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Observatory wx

3 km S19 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 163°)
30
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP5318

4 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-


Molteno Reservior

6 km SW97 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

7 km ESE22 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP3205

4 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP9104

4 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP5882

4 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-


SHIP273

4 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-


SHIP1704

4 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Wedge and within an acceptable time window.

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