The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 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
18.0° 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 8AM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
8
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4
4
6
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
6
SW
7.5
SW
7.5
SW
6.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313141313131212121212121212121212121212111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1490311493192942178014963107958204655211708500548644541446242223705337728992620260122452037185319631764
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
1.12
12:21PM
1.16
12:49AM
1.23
1:24PM
1.34
1:41AM
1.37
2:04PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.65
6:43PM
0.62
7:12AM
0.50
7:41PM
0.46
7:54AM
0.35
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:24-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------6:17-------6:17-------6:19-
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2111-----------------
Temp. °C181716141313131313121112151515131213131416161614
Feels °C (?)138665566877810111110910101112111312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at The Wedge (fresh winds from the W at George Airport 94 km from The Wedge). No surfable waves

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