Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wedge today?

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
ENE
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)12121615151414141467788881313141717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87081610748941673462132135015337143448252068665517393198259019231657133911341106
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
NE
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
35
ENE
25
NE
10
S
25
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------11-----11111----
Temp. °C212020202526252424212119201919191918171819202019
Feels °C (?)202121202222252724151613141314151413121416191918
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