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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 5.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
3288 | 72 | 52 | 14588 | 15653 | 14150 | 11042 | 9361 | 8026 | 8398 | 6072 | 5623 | 6240 | 6722 | 8685 | 10613 | 11259 | 10502 | 8649 | 7424 | 5805 | 4207 | 3560 | 2976 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.17m | 11:56PM1.39m | 12:24PM1.28m | 00:44AM1.54m | 1:13PM1.41m | 1:28AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.53m | 6:19AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
3288 | 2538 | 52 | 51 | 15653 | — | — | — | 8026 | 7233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6578 | 5002 | 4207 | 3560 | 2976 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
37 | 21 | 8884 | 14588 | 22399 | 14150 | 11042 | 9361 | — | 8398 | 6072 | 5623 | 6240 | 6722 | 8685 | 10613 | 11259 | 10502 | 8649 | 7424 | 5805 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 440 | 568 | 575 | 590 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 444 | 444 | 471 | 471 | 452 | 451 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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