The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
19.9° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818161612121414131313131313131212131314151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63123625327493986450749034292400338833619340545454899659063045891659170047487853190608980
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.80
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
6:22PM
1.47
6:42AM
1.44
7:20PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.08
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
12:28AM
0.37
1:01PM
0.40
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-------------2211-----
Temp. °C171514151718171515141415202017161515151517171716
Feels °C (?)109789111212121111121615111199111113131514
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