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The Wedge surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
935 | 729 | 558 | 406 | 271 | 173 | 102 | 84 | 95 | 4493 | 244 | 302 | 52 | 11496 | 13013 | 12340 | 10212 | 10179 | 8012 | 6895 | 6199 | 6304 | 7111 | 8158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.10m | 10:53PM1.25m | 11:21AM1.17m | 11:56PM1.39m | 12:24PM1.28m | 00:44AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.60m | 5:17AM0.61m | 5:23PM0.53m | 6:19AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
935 | 729 | 558 | 406 | 271 | 173 | 102 | 84 | 5553 | 4493 | 3074 | 302 | 52 | 11496 | 13013 | — | 10212 | 8271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
392 | 392 | 386 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 95 | 93 | 244 | 72 | — | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | 7 | 27 | 1756 | 1108 | 3259 | 4587 | 5540 | 7877 | — | 31 | 2735 | 6592 | 17280 | 18641 | 12340 | 13116 | 10179 | 8012 | 6895 | 6199 | 6304 | 7111 | 8158 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 1 | 143 | 645 | 817 | 1 | 2 | 440 | 568 | 568 | 580 | 77 | 37 | 144 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 444 |
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