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Banana Beach in Hibiscous Coast is a fairly exposed point break that usually has waves The best wind direction is from the west. Poor surf in light onshore winds Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. It very rarely gets crowded here. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

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Overall Banana Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Banana Beach surf quality by season and Banana Beach surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Hibiscus Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Banana Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Banana Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sunwich Port	2 mi
Second closest break	Umzumbe	6 mi
Third closest break	St Mikes	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Lucien	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Southbroom	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Banana Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4676 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5267 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5290 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5689 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5889 mi
Tide stations nearest to Banana Beach:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	53 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2643 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2884 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3237 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3637 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Banana Beach:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	160 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	165 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Banana Beach:
Closest city location	Port Shepstone (South Africa)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Scottburgh (South Africa)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Umkomaas (South Africa)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Margate (South Africa)	26 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ntuzuma (South Africa)	32 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Banana Beach is Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Banana Beach is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Third is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa is 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Banana Beach and is 216 km (134 miles) away.