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Wedge surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wedge today?
The current surf forecast for Wedge at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | |
3317 | 3030 | 1980 | 1635 | 3048 | 2948 | 2408 | 1974 | 1675 | 1313 | 1027 | 800 | 699 | 594 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 184 | 196 | 254 | 212 | 173 | 131 | 2130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.42m | 7:56AM1.31m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:44AM1.26m | 10:53PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.72m | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:20PM0.80m | 3:43AM0.89m | 4:05PM0.81m | 5:27AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 |
 kJ | 1469 | 1584 | 1980 | 1214 | 3048 | 2948 | 2408 | 1974 | 1675 | 1313 | 1027 | 800 | 699 | 594 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 184 | 196 | 254 | 212 | 173 | 131 | 650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 5 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 486 | 761 | 817 | 1635 | 106 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 141 | 102 | 18 | 35 | 106 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 83 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 67 | 21 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | N 3 | NW 3 | S 10 | SSE 5 | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3317 | 3030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 160 | 8 | 2 | 204 | 67 | — | 2130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 155 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 218 | 29 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 26 | 0 |
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