The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121212121277888889889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124310821022967952802789698575565565565565492710785693605629660616602812943
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
1.45
6:35PM
1.29
6:48AM
1.30
7:02PM
1.14
7:19AM
1.15
7:48PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.36
12:34PM
0.43
12:35AM
0.50
1:03PM
0.57
1:03AM
0.65
1:49PM
0.72
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717192222222020191920232323212121212225262524
Feels °C (?)161516182120201920191819222121212121212325262524
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