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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 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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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)10109999101010101011111212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34823013014513014529645941610131527223226962813265524142302201017751584147412801008860
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
1.43
3:16PM
1.54
3:42AM
1.54
3:47PM
1.61
4:12AM
1.62
4:17PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.31
9:11AM
0.38
9:33PM
0.21
9:43AM
0.29
10:01PM
0.13
10:15AM
0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:31-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------7:39-------7:39-------7:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918202121202019181818202020191818181920202019
Feels °C (?)202018212120191816141413141516171617171817181818
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