Wedge Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.85° S 31.04° E

Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wedge sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Wedge today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
!
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.9
S
7
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.7
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
1.6
E
10
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
669
609
530
452
394
340
340
340
347
374
536
952
541
850
935
1338
1680
1475
1585
1303
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:12PM1.73m
6:23AM1.56m
6:36PM1.57m
6:49AM1.41m
7:02PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.46m
00:22AM0.55m
12:24PM0.62m
00:49AM0.70m
12:49PM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
5
7
3
12
8
12
15
15
10
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
16
16
13
13
13
11
12
13
15
13
11
14
15
13
13
13
14
16
18
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