Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.85° S 31.04° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wedge sea temperature is

22.5° C

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 Wedge today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 14	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1509	1382	1346	997	845	686	615	562	453	896	1121	710	846	878	921	1245	1224	1432	1412	873	809	676	521	320
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:44AM1.75m				4:07PM1.83m				4:14AM1.81m				4:36PM1.91m				4:43AM1.85m					5:04PM1.95m
Low Tide				9:54AM0.34m				10:13PM0.39m				10:23AM0.27m				10:43PM0.34m				10:50AM0.23m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	2	2	8	3	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	16	18	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	12	13	14	14	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	11	11	10	11	12	12	14	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	1073	1067	928	997	845	686	615	562	453	493	586	81	61	152	156	955	811	811	907	873	71	676	379	320
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 10	E 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 18	SSW 16	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	67	87	90	88	88	145	108	83	83	79	81	174	167	71	58	115	113	75	107	73	54	52	210	268
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	S 18	—	S 18	—	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	126	123	121	120	113	116	43	44	121	130	179	—	—	—	—	—	33	24	—	54	—	33	99	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 14	S 9	SW 6	SSE 9	—	SSE 8	—
kJ	1509	1382	1346	—	—	—	—	—	31	896	1121	710	846	878	921	1245	1224	1432	1412	147	809	—	521	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	807	802	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	285	285	404	404	237	218	0	47	47	53	896	47
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4							4	4	4	4		3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	5

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