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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
480 | 520 | 666 | 433 | 255 | 780 | 704 | 637 | 488 | 380 | 380 | 747 | 1280 | 1584 | 1940 | 2318 | 2492 | 2747 | 2490 | 1904 | 1544 | 1430 | 1204 | 971 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.34m | 10:34AM1.14m | 11:15PM1.37m | 11:51AM1.18m | 00:15AM1.42m | 12:47PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.52m | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:38PM0.55m | 5:52AM0.53m | 5:48PM0.53m | 6:48AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 480 | 520 | 666 | 433 | 228 | 780 | 704 | 637 | 488 | 380 | 380 | 747 | 1280 | 1584 | 1940 | 2318 | 2492 | 2747 | 2490 | 1904 | 1544 | 1430 | 1204 | 971 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 57 | 297 | 107 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 39 | 37 | 255 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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