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The Wedge surf Forecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 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 15.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 21.3 °C min: 18.0 °C)
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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 15.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 21.3 °C min: 18.0 °C)


How big are the waves at The Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for The Wedge at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
S
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151414131313131212121212121116151514131313121212121212121111111210101111111120191817161616151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)26425842948952950743748848041131926826827219719317424262375781085983479673060979748132431429833124929219319815816816911916961824193365361533603021275823511797166714231179998983865757575477380
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
NE
0
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
S
0
N
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassononononononononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
1.20
1:30AM
1.38
1:44PM
1.32
1:58AM
1.50
2:13PM
1.42
2:24AM
1.60
2:40PM
1.51
2:49AM
1.68
3:06PM
1.57
3:15AM
1.73
3:33PM
1.61
3:41AM
1.75
4:00PM
1.62
4:08AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.59
7:17PM
0.52
7:49AM
0.46
7:47PM
0.41
8:15AM
0.35
8:13PM
0.32
8:39AM
0.24
8:39PM
0.24
9:04AM
0.16
9:04PM
0.19
9:28AM
0.11
9:30PM
0.17
9:54AM
0.09
9:57PM
0.17
10:20AM
0.10
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset----5:59-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161720191817161716172121201919181717201919171617171720201919192019192121201918181819232321202121201819201917171717182019
Feels °C (?)161720201918171816172020202020181717201920181718171719191919192120182121222119181819232120202222191716191816161616171817

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