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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)77771414131312121211111010151514777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60331338204213308303265485336325157149108100172215276223226163200311284
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
N
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
9:08PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
3:21AM
0.83
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:05-------5:05
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-12-1-----------------
Temp. °C232322222122212223242423232222242526262424232225
Feels °C (?)192119212022212324242627262322232727272627262426
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