The Wedge to Beacon Isle

The Wedge to Beacon Isle is an SE-facing beach break in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. It picks up swell from E to S and SW to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 61% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SE (132°)

Best swell

E to S (97°–170°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to S (97° to 169.5°); SW to WSW (227.5° to 244°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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