The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)131212161516161615151514141413131313131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411993880957942262444664670458040034033378934833078265523232143199017991614786778757828
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.54
3:31PM
1.64
3:54AM
1.55
4:00PM
1.62
4:24AM
1.53
4:30PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.17
9:22AM
0.27
9:44PM
0.17
9:51AM
0.27
10:13PM
0.19
10:22AM
0.30
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:11-------5:11-------5:09----
Sunset------7:12-------7:13-------7:14-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515182020191717171820212019171616171921211918
Feels °C (?)161413171918191716161719201918181615161919191716
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