The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010912121818181611111214141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27672195174010498867235985421058157262121814123888364141224788429240033980387138715593
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
1.76
4:31AM
1.91
4:55PM
1.70
5:11AM
1.80
5:36PM
1.60
5:53AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.01
10:48AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.08
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:57-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-1-----------
Temp. °C181616161516222222201613131417181815151414142020
Feels °C (?)16141414121318181814105779101212121111101515
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