Wedge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.85° S 31.04° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wedge sea temperature is

23.0° C

Wedge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wedge today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wedge at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1010	761	761	683	614	614	546	546	546	486	486	435	396	403	403	361	319	319	357
Wind (km/h)	SSE	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m
Low Tide					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m


	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	18	19	18	17	16	16	20	18	19	18	19	18	17	15	18	19	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	1010	761	761	683	614	614	546	546	546	486	486	435	396	403	403	361	319	319	186
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 5	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	29	126	78	57	43	57	37	15	91	89	103	138	19	176	218	154	141	101	278
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 13
kJ	29	28	35	15	15	15	15	56	15	15	15	15	179	17	6	6	6	—	99
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	7	13	53	58	18	29	45	127	357
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	683	4	3	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion		Reunion	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Warner Beach	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Battery Beach	Warner Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9

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