The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.38° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1594	1697	1778	1834	2065	1954	2237	2608	2966	3762	3551	3233	3233	2860	4020	4176	3801	3543	3543	3207	3075	2773	2688	2340
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:05AM1.20m				9:46PM1.41m				10:33AM1.17m					11:10PM1.40m				12:04PM1.22m				00:31AM1.46m
Low Tide					3:08PM0.49m				4:23AM0.50m				4:29PM0.53m					5:49AM0.46m				5:59PM0.51m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	14	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	11	12	11	12	11	10	9	8	8	12	13	13	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1594	1697	1778	1834	2065	1954	2237	2608	2966	3762	3551	3233	3233	2860	4020	4176	3801	3543	3543	3207	3075	2773	2688	2340
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 11	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	S 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	—
kJ	38	37	182	211	8	552	458	447	4	12	11	10	10	688	9	9	8	8	7	7	3	3	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	SE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	SE 17	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	75	38	22	8	2	8	8	8	2	12	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 3	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	6	170	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Robberg	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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