The Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.09° S 23.38° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Wedge sea temperature is

16.5°C

The Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Wedge today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (17 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	1	2	3	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	736	944	1007	1076	1291	1915	1985	1922	1760	1731	1674	2088	1600	1643	1857	2000	2088	1519	1476	1835	939	869	786	1208
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			6:39AM1.18m				6:47PM1.15m				7:46AM1.07m					8:10PM1.03m				10:35AM1.05m
Low Tide	00:25AM0.53m				12:39PM0.66m				1:16AM0.65m				1:56PM0.79m					3:12AM0.73m				4:57PM0.79m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	7	7	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	15	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	17	17	19	17	16	15	13	14	14	12	14	14	11	11	9	9	8	9	7	9	10	10	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	736	944	1007	1076	1291	1915	1985	1922	1760	1731	1674	2088	1600	1643	1857	2000	113	1519	1476	69	939	869	786	1208
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 9	SSE 7	SE 7	—	SE 7	ESE 7	SW 7	ESE 7
kJ	21	21	21	12	12	12	12	5	5	5	204	57	13	14	101	73	16	180	105	—	38	31	184	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 7	—
kJ	40	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	6	13	14	—	6	6	—	—	7	—	14	14	18	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 7	SSW 7	—	SW 13	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1022	327	93	—	2088	38	51	1835	255	263	273	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	1	55	328	55	55	36	114	113	0	36	113	0	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay		Gerickes Point	The Wreck	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		4	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Cape St Martin South Africa	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6

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