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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212111111111111111115131312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14741430130610588337487366615835955344754754224224225051542149614752878303023761900
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
1.02
12:07PM
1.18
1:07AM
1.10
1:17PM
1.25
1:59AM
1.21
2:04PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.73
6:54PM
0.63
6:58AM
0.68
7:50PM
0.53
7:56AM
0.58
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:30----
Sunset------7:40-------7:40-------7:39-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------2421-
Temp. °C212120212322222120191921232323212121201918181818
Feels °C (?)232322242422232323212123242324222220181816161616
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