The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)101016151514141313131313131212161516161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144141261344355598565503495480604369104499388095713092624441046704521405736823383
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
0
NW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
1.62
2:55AM
1.52
3:01PM
1.64
3:24AM
1.54
3:31PM
1.64
3:54AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.32
8:49PM
0.20
8:52AM
0.28
9:16PM
0.17
9:22AM
0.27
9:44PM
0.17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:09-------7:10-------7:12-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191817161819191917161515181920191716161719
Feels °C (?)191918191818161917171817151414171818181816151619
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