The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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 slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 Dec)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.8
ESE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1211111111999101010101071010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)583461398350287372320451408479363268319268271277271271225220171164133141
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.63
3:01PM
1.83
3:32AM
1.69
3:46PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.21
8:38PM
0.04
8:47AM
0.13
9:22PM
0.00
9:34AM
0.10
10:05PM
0.01
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
Sunrise-5:07-------5:07-------5:07------
Sunset----7:23-------7:24-------7:25---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171819191816151515192121212019181719212121191918
Feels °C (?)161717161513131313171818202019181618212121201919
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