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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
40 | 77 | 70 | 772 | 1324 | 1386 | 1236 | 1198 | 955 | 814 | 815 | 561 | 1405 | 1295 | 2628 | 3436 | 3495 | 3227 | 2214 | 1990 | 2254 | 3716 | 3082 | 2610 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:13AM1.55m | 6:44PM1.51m | 6:53AM1.42m | 7:40PM1.42m | 7:56AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.52m | 00:09AM0.64m | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:10PM0.72m | 1:56AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 19 | 32 | 45 | 772 | 1324 | 1386 | 1236 | 1198 | 955 | 814 | 815 | 561 | 404 | 1277 | 1398 | 1857 | 1934 | 1868 | 2214 | 1990 | 2254 | 3716 | 3082 | 2610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 12 | NNE 6 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 44 | 70 | 63 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 263 | 308 | 187 | 148 | 106 | 486 | 751 | 706 | 1106 | 841 | 41 | 40 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 80 | 35 | 367 | 10 | 97 | 315 | 88 | 85 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 41 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 77 | 54 | 60 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 362 | 515 | 1405 | 1295 | 2628 | 3436 | 3495 | 3227 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 28 | 47 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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