Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212131313131616161616151414141313131313131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96498090393293211451889191321092082208220511818153712901094928822712613613555689844
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crossoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.52
2:17PM
1.68
2:29AM
1.67
2:47PM
1.83
2:59AM
1.80
3:15PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.57
8:27PM
0.53
8:35AM
0.42
8:57PM
0.39
9:03AM
0.30
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:48----
Sunset------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--------------11-------
Temp. °C171717182020201919191818191919191919182024232222
Feels °C (?)181717181818181716181717171717171715141620191820
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Wedge (light winds from the N at Durban Shaka Airport 27 km from Wedge). 2.9m 13s groundswell from the S which is too big for here.

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27 km away, 2 h 3 min ago

6 km/h
N
0.0
21.6
Air / Water (°C)
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