The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
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
1.4
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121111111111111110101111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11881281148614391298122011129448657786226005345245154144491745335337233752389935291749
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
1.87
4:55PM
1.70
5:10AM
1.81
5:21PM
1.63
5:35AM
1.72
5:46PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
-0.00
10:54AM
0.05
10:57PM
0.05
11:20AM
0.10
11:22PM
0.13
11:45AM
0.19
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset------6:58-------6:57-------6:55-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---------22-----
Temp. °C191818192121201919181819212221201918171817181818
Feels °C (?)201817192121212020201921222221211813111212141517
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