The Wedge

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About

Mornings are best when clean and glassy conditions are right. SIC HUGE OPEN BARRELS!!

Atmosphere:
Locals can be a pain but dont mind them. Sometimes Theres a kak vibe in the water but be patient and wait your turn and eventually youll get something. The bigger it gets the less the crowds and more waves to be had.

Additional Info:
Welcome to South Africa's best known wedge wave. A bodyboarders paradise, it is situated in the popular holiday beach resort town of Plettenberg Bay and offers big barrels on the right days. The Wedge breaks on the sand close to shore in the left corner of the beach. It gets insanely hollow and powerful for it's size. Swells bounce off some rocks and head parallel to the beach to bump into other oncoming swells, creating the wedge. Not all the waves wedge up in this way. However, if they don't, it usually means a closeout because the wave breaks too close to shore and is not really depending on a particular sandbank to break. A short but zippy barrel can provide lots of fun in the right conditions. Gets insanely big at times on winter swell.

Location

Access

In sight of a large tourist hotel (the Beacon Isle) built on an outcrop of rocks in Plettenberg Bay, at the bottom end of the beach towards lookout beach.

Walk	Instant access (<5 min)
Public access	Yes
4x4 required	Unknown
Boat required	Unknown

Wave Characteristics

Type	Beach break
Direction	Left
Bottom	Sandy
Power	Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun, Ledgey
Frequency	Very consistent (150+ days/year)
Normal length	Short (<50m)
Good day length	Long (150 to 300m)