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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 11 | |
232 | 224 | 205 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 127 | 74 | 179 | 170 | 125 | 121 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 73 | 151 | 67 | 41 | 44 | 658 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.82m | 4:44AM1.86m | 5:02PM1.76m | 5:11AM1.77m | 5:31PM1.69m | 5:40AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.36m | 10:55AM0.35m | 11:04PM0.43m | 11:23AM0.42m | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:53AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 11 |
 kJ | 232 | 224 | 205 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 125 | 170 | 125 | 100 | 71 | 24 | 35 | 106 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 34 | 44 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 121 | 112 | 48 | 106 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 67 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 17 | 17 | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 64 | — | 90 | 89 | 23 | 23 | 108 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | S 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 19 | 47 | 141 | 147 | — | — | — | 127 | — | 179 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 29 | 46 | — | 47 | 24 | 151 | — | 3 | 3 | 658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 218 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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