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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 173mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
423 | 303 | 345 | 263 | 258 | 240 | 561 | 179 | 791 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 176 | 637 | 1752 | 1148 | 3133 | 7982 | 11469 | 10801 | 10792 | 12159 | 11878 | 10184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.49m | 5:08AM1.51m | 5:32PM1.42m | 5:39AM1.42m | 6:07PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.22m | 11:00PM0.33m | 11:21AM0.29m | 11:31PM0.42m | 11:54AM0.38m | 00:07AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 423 | 433 | 932 | 263 | 258 | 771 | 561 | 918 | 791 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 637 | 31 | 1148 | 239 | 150 | 123 | 137 | 209 | 355 | 11878 | 10184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 288 | 303 | 345 | 5 | 180 | 240 | 189 | 179 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 176 | 31 | 822 | 379 | 127 | 161 | 125 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 301 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 236 | 280 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 144 | 178 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 703 | 726 | 934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 647 | 1752 | 98 | 3133 | 7982 | 11469 | 10801 | 10792 | 12159 | — | 493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 333 | 419 | 437 | 144 | 458 | 471 | 333 | 371 |
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