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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | |
116 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 138 | 75 | 40 | 105 | 88 | 1053 | 1407 | 1386 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 926 | 690 | 350 | 1139 | 984 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.77m | 5:31PM1.69m | 5:40AM1.67m | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:13AM1.55m | 6:44PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.42m | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:53AM0.52m | 00:09AM0.64m | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 116 | 87 | 67 | 28 | 20 | 75 | 73 | 19 | 88 | 48 | 36 | 50 | 66 | 1053 | 1407 | 1386 | 1186 | 1144 | 955 | 926 | 690 | 350 | 342 | 984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 72 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 88 | 68 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 203 | 207 | 432 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 404 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 289 | 276 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 45 | 40 | 37 | 73 | 70 | 39 | 80 | 138 | 75 | 8 | 105 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 1139 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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