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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
22.1° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010101011131312121212121212121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7256636156526246155555994068918649078788507698507227228648308578857971151
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
N
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.69
4:47PM
1.68
5:12AM
1.73
5:17PM
1.66
5:43AM
1.74
5:50PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.08
10:46AM
0.19
10:58PM
0.05
11:17AM
0.18
11:27PM
0.06
11:51AM
0.19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:37----
Sunset------7:38-------7:37-------7:37-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717192121201918171720222222201919182023222120
Feels °C (?)171516202018161615151620212020202021192022201919
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