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The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1556 | 1289 | 954 | 797 | 786 | 2888 | 4267 | 4779 | 4275 | 3709 | 3200 | 2678 | 2477 | 2695 | 2631 | 2667 | 2928 | 2824 | 2004 | 1807 | 1440 | 305 | 300 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.70m | 3:06PM1.57m | 3:14AM1.72m | 3:35PM1.59m | 3:42AM1.70m | 4:03PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.15m | 9:05PM0.22m | 9:29AM0.12m | 9:33PM0.21m | 9:56AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
1556 | 1289 | 954 | 797 | 786 | 2888 | 4267 | 4779 | 4275 | 3709 | 3200 | 2678 | 2477 | 2695 | 2631 | 2667 | 2928 | 2824 | 2004 | 1807 | 1440 | 1280 | 1110 | 906 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
204 | 423 | 661 | 519 | 472 | 423 | 291 | 186 | 146 | 90 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 432 | 327 | 327 | 305 | 300 | 350 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 18 |
134 | 176 | 8 | 169 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 155 | 148 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 2 | 9 |
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