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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 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
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
2
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8888878888888777799810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604760366350270355706617534935844386307311269250207366358331233294311367
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
WNW
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
1.39
2:09PM
1.58
2:41AM
1.52
2:49PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
3:23PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.79
8:33PM
0.66
8:39AM
0.68
9:07PM
0.54
9:17AM
0.58
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1-----------------11
Temp. °C262423252525252423232225262625242424232526262524
Feels °C (?)242324242523222221232123242423242625242627272926
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