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The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
3613 | 3313 | 2820 | 2737 | 2695 | 2742 | 2724 | 3038 | 3079 | 2688 | 2244 | 2020 | 1466 | 305 | 344 | 297 | 289 | 279 | 468 | 223 | 408 | 400 | 418 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.59m | 3:42AM1.70m | 4:03PM1.59m | 4:11AM1.66m | 4:32PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.12m | 9:33PM0.21m | 9:56AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.23m | 10:23AM0.16m | 10:30PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
3613 | 3313 | 2820 | 2737 | 2695 | 2742 | 2724 | 3038 | 3079 | 2688 | 2244 | 2020 | 1466 | 1257 | 1090 | 920 | 689 | 599 | 468 | 441 | 408 | 400 | 385 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
90 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 155 | 276 | 271 | 333 | 305 | 344 | 297 | 289 | 279 | 227 | 223 | 168 | 365 | 418 | 341 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 18 | SSE 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 210 | 155 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 69 | 111 | 181 | 211 | 208 | 344 | 164 | 161 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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