The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 23 Mar 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
20.7° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111212141414141414141399999912121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54460468176610261390231722222160186716721490134212862727248617161070826627508500436421
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.70
6:24PM
1.48
6:44AM
1.51
7:11PM
1.30
7:39AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.15
12:18PM
0.21
12:26AM
0.31
1:02PM
0.39
1:16AM
0.50
2:06PM
0.58
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset------6:34-------6:32-------6:30-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C191919202222212019191921252523222425252322222220
Feels °C (?)192020212119161515161720242321242626262222212221
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