The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
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3
!
5
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
4
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.4
SE
12
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
406
240
173
102
84
54
4240
217
286
52
13565
15435
14583
11042
9105
9904
6898
5795
6200
6757
7483
8933
10165
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
35
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:49AM1.10m
10:53PM1.25m
11:21AM1.17m
11:56PM1.39m
12:24PM1.28m
00:44AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.60m
5:17AM0.61m
5:23PM0.53m
6:19AM0.46m
6:20PM0.42m
7:07AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:36
5:36
5:35
1
1
2
1
3
4
13
10
6
5
9
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
20
19
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
10
10
9
6
4
5
7
8
9
11
12
14
14
12
14
11
15
13
14
11
10
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
4.5
WSW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
558
406
240
173
102
84
5330
4240
2929
286
52
52
15435
11042
8784
6898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
386
7
3
6
44
14
54
93
217
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
SE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
2
2
13
14
14
25
75
72
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
3
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
1.2
NNW
4
3
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
6
SW
14
7.5
WSW
14
6.5
SW
14
6.5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
Energy kJ
11
1756
1071
3406
4502
5230
7368
52
2649
6911
13565
21896
14583
13342
9105
9904
5795
6200
6757
7483
8933
10165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
9
9
3
9
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
390
461
207
144
638
740
1
77
440
440
580
143
37
628
113
113
113
0
1
444
444
444
444
444
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
9
5
9
8
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
9
3
9
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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