The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111101011111211111212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515462496201835654239376340792123209020782010177526891968165518691415124310821022864864816
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.63
5:35AM
1.72
5:46PM
1.53
5:59AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.42
6:23AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.13
11:45AM
0.19
11:46PM
0.23
12:09PM
0.31
12:10AM
0.36
12:34PM
0.43
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset6:57-------6:55-------6:53-------
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---331------------------
Temp. °C212019181717181919181816151719202019171717182122
Feels °C (?)212018131110121416161614131516151515151516171919
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