The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 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 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111121214141414141414138999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75674364861555354454460468176610101507249423922160186716721697146913031862207416551151
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
20
NE
10
NNW
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.62
6:03AM
1.70
6:24PM
1.48
6:44AM
1.51
7:11PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.07
11:47PM
0.15
12:18PM
0.21
12:26AM
0.31
1:02PM
0.39
1:16AM
0.50
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:30-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset----6:35-------6:34-------6:32---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------13-
Temp. °C171821212020191918192122202019191820252524232323
Feels °C (?)171821212020192019202120151615161519242422232524
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