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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

North Beach, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

North Beach in Durban is an exposed beach/Pier break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offers right-handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of sharks ,rocks and jellyfish.
North Beach break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for North Beach, Durban. Use the tab navigation above to view North Beach sea temperature, North Beach photographs, North Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, North Beach webcams, current wind from Durban live weather stations and North Beach tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around North Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Durban surf breaks near to North Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

North Beach Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Durban surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of North Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to North Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Addington(South Beach) 1 mi
Second closest break Dairy Beach(New Pier) 1 mi
Third closest break Snake Park 1 mi
Fourth closest break Wedge 1 mi
Fifth closest break Battery Beach 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to North Beach:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4720 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5231 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5253 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5657 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 5853 mi

Tide stations nearest to North Beach:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 2 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2666 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2924 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3276 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3697 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to North Beach:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 157 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 195 mi
Third closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 195 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mount Hermon (Israel) 4352 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 4360 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to North Beach:

Closest city location Durban (South Africa) 4 mi
Second closest city location Kwamashu (South Africa) 7 mi
Third closest city location Umlazi (South Africa) 13 mi
Fourth closest city location Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) 42 mi
Fifth closest city location Ntuzuma (South Africa) 71 mi