The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
19.4° 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 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
5
9
5
4
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121313141515161615151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)458143423883345932674402570263835755566866948879873895259552898084366887551947493721315124171619
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.63
6:22PM
1.47
6:42AM
1.44
7:20PM
1.33
7:46AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
12:28AM
0.37
1:01PM
0.40
1:32AM
0.54
2:13PM
0.54
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------221111-----------
Temp. °C151414152021161616151514161717161514131317201917
Feels °C (?)12111111151510111110109111314151312101014161413
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