The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 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
20.3° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212111111111111101010101010101212111111111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436851882302297247247664706706685720520433377235193180176140154138115197
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
onononglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.14
9:28AM
1.13
11:11PM
1.12
12:01PM
1.16
12:49AM
1.28
1:13PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.58
2:47AM
0.68
4:21PM
0.67
5:44AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.57
7:12AM
0.52
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------4231-----
Temp. °C212019191819212120181818182023202119191918192121
Feels °C (?)212018191820212020181819192023212220191918192020
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