Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
154
149
114
82
79
74
236
159
142
121
112
108
144
144
73
72
67
41
62
443
1091
1829
2166
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
30
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
SW
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
4:44AM1.86m
5:02PM1.76m
5:11AM1.77m
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.35m
11:04PM0.43m
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
11:53AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:17
5:17
5:16
4
7
1
11
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
25
26
25
24
24
22
23
23
25
25
24
22
20
21
21
21
23
27
25
21
19
20
18
18
23
24
24
24
18
21
22
22
26
26
25
22
20
21
22
22
22
23
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
70
73
80
79
82
70
74
125
159
142
98
69
67
144
144
73
72
44
41
62
443
1091
1829
2166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
157
154
149
114
82
79
73
49
90
15
121
112
108
33
43
29
15
67
23
39
30
41
29
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
NE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
5
20
41
73
71
64
61
9
89
11
23
12
19
11
5
19
10
41
40
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
155
152
236
27
10
7
7
15
62
14
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
4
4
4
1
27
0
0
0
0
107
739
40
3
1
0
0
1
26
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
9
9
9
6
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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