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The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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
22.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111313121212121212121212121313151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45389195190796776969476962569481683085790080989023874152451847044824500951964660
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
1.73
5:17PM
1.66
5:43AM
1.74
5:50PM
1.61
6:15AM
1.72
6:24PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.05
11:17AM
0.18
11:27PM
0.06
11:51AM
0.19
11:57PM
0.10
12:26PM
0.23
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:35-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C181817202222222019191921232221201919191920201918
Feels °C (?)151716192020202021212021221918181617181718181717
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