Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wedge sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)66666666686678888888861010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60515136363527251841931252335166642641811551108164116260249
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
40
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
2.03
3:12PM
1.97
3:30AM
2.12
3:46PM
2.04
4:03AM
2.14
4:21PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.21
9:17PM
0.15
9:41AM
0.13
9:52PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:34---
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C222222242423222121222730292624232524252322222121
Feels °C (?)232425252525242222222630262522232424221920222222
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