The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 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 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)--
Afternoon (05 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111111119101011111212121111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11129449287786226005345245154144961499349436044264383122741749200816222410224822641966
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.70
5:10AM
1.81
5:21PM
1.63
5:35AM
1.72
5:46PM
1.53
5:59AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.05
11:20AM
0.10
11:22PM
0.13
11:45AM
0.19
11:46PM
0.23
12:09PM
0.31
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:58-------6:57-------6:55-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------321----------
Temp. °C212019191819212121201918171718191918181616172019
Feels °C (?)212120201920212122211812111013141616171515151713
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