The Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.38° E

The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Wedge sea temperature is
13.7°C
4.1° 

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Wedge today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
250
185
205
418
338
344
344
338
309
228
224
224
191
162
110
242
202
452
902
1204
1337
1303
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:39PM1.34m
1:45AM1.37m
2:05PM1.50m
2:14AM1.50m
2:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.50m
7:46PM0.49m
7:53AM0.36m
8:14PM0.33m
8:19AM0.23m
8:41PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
21
26
27
26
23
22
23
23
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
19
18
19
Feels °C
18
21
26
27
26
22
21
23
25
22
20
19
19
20
20
17
17
16
18
19
17
17
19
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