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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.6
SSW
1.5
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
ENE
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)8888910121216151514614146688811131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163138933135265249868161074763435163160160160503744966848291386360614201196
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NE
5
SSW
20
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:30-------5:30-------5:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1--------21------1
Temp. °C252626252422212120212526242424202019192020211918
Feels °C (?)242322202120202119202122232824141412121313151415
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