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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 31 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
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)88131312121288888888886677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104104101988783825757556157565744821038955106120161191166
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
0
NW
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
1.75
3:09PM
1.86
3:37AM
1.91
3:49PM
1.96
4:13AM
2.02
4:24PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.49
9:24PM
0.33
9:43AM
0.36
10:01PM
0.22
10:20AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.15
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-5:22-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----6:53-------6:53-------6:52---
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C232426262625252423252626262524242224262727252524
Feels °C (?)272828262828282726292827292728272427272827262726
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