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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° 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: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 21 | |
83 | 83 | 106 | 99 | 147 | 125 | 126 | 70 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 39 | 58 | 103 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:16AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.44m | 1:06AM1.62m | 1:32PM1.52m | 1:46AM1.69m | 2:10PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.65m | 6:47PM0.64m | 7:27AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.57m | 8:05AM0.49m | 8:09PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 147 | 125 | 66 | 70 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 69 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 106 | 99 | 44 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 71 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 49 | 126 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 16 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 103 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 695 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 155 | 1 | 0 |
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