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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
114 | 82 | 110 | 104 | 139 | 133 | 147 | 322 | 188 | 225 | 220 | 215 | 246 | 280 | 238 | 191 | 155 | 138 | 264 | 321 | 453 | 432 | 480 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.85m | 5:49AM1.79m | 6:22PM1.74m | 6:37AM1.64m | 7:17PM1.63m | 7:34AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.24m | 11:41PM0.39m | 12:04PM0.35m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 47 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 86 | 150 | 188 | 225 | 220 | 215 | 246 | 280 | 238 | 191 | 155 | 138 | 107 | 321 | 453 | 432 | 480 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 114 | 82 | 81 | 104 | 139 | 133 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 111 | 118 | 264 | 86 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 82 | 110 | 54 | 31 | 47 | 125 | 160 | 117 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 56 | 40 | 64 | 65 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 147 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 63 | 100 | 69 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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