The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)13121212111111101012111111101010991212121289
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1352135711891557224516611906244119092797258120321514100977368748844910581573224354891214
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrossglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
1.76
3:54AM
1.96
4:17PM
1.76
4:31AM
1.91
4:55PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
-0.07
9:40PM
-0.00
10:11AM
-0.08
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------5:59-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---42----------------1--
Temp. °C201918151415141519181716161616162122222019151414
Feels °C (?)18181791111101115151614141414131719191514988
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