The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4956
4752
4527
3937
3511
2907
2387
1968
1821
1495
1310
1092
935
792
515
326
244
127
67
132
96
4012
2831
53
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
NW
30
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.18m
8:05AM1.13m
9:25PM1.18m
9:49AM1.10m
10:53PM1.25m
11:21AM1.17m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.70m
2:38PM0.60m
3:46AM0.70m
4:08PM0.60m
5:17AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
13
13
17
18
17
17
19
20
17
17
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
15
19
21
14
12
12
12
11
11
15
15
15
15
17
17
15
11
11
10
8
5
5
5
7
8
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
4956
4752
4527
3937
3511
2907
2387
1968
1821
1495
1310
1092
935
792
515
326
244
127
67
132
5001
4012
2831
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
659
1014
783
879
844
833
667
658
658
573
549
518
392
392
295
295
3
46
44
6
96
39
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
9
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
212
61
123
38
20
17
16
15
23
7
7
13
14
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
5
0.5
NW
3
1.9
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
0.8
NNW
4
3.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
8
31
36
4
255
770
1968
4078
4944
5316
24
3369
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
29
55
37
29
2
0
0
135
9
9
748
9
9
9
9
608
568
555
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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