The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 10 Sep 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
18.0° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121313131214141313131212121213161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)700621586547594756845884989722905101810041060974119512471610213820692021195620562023
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.93
5:31AM
1.68
5:50PM
1.80
6:08AM
1.54
6:29PM
1.62
6:50AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
-0.04
11:28PM
0.02
11:33AM
0.06
12:05AM
0.15
12:10PM
0.22
12:46AM
0.32
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:30-------6:28
Sunset--6:14-------6:14-------6:15-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------1--------15
Temp. °C191918161616161818171817161616161818171616151515
Feels °C (?)191918171616151817141615151616161615141516151615
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Wedge (light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs) at George Airport 94 km from The Wedge). 1.0m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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