The Wedge surf break

The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 3AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
4.5
ESE
4
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414139999999121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2317222221601867167215601469130329152252155812591271775567500436421341329297247558652
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
15
E
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
20
W
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononglassoncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
1.48
6:44AM
1.51
7:11PM
1.30
7:39AM
1.30
8:30PM
1.14
9:28AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.31
1:02PM
0.39
1:16AM
0.50
2:06PM
0.58
2:47AM
0.68
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset6:34-------6:32-------6:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C211919191820242422232325252322212220201919192121
Feels °C (?)161415161619232219242526262221212220201919202120
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