Addington (South Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa)

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Addington (South Beach) Surf Guide

Addington(South Beach) in Durban is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include sharks and jellyfish.

Addington (South Beach) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	24.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Addington (South Beach):

The best conditions reported for surf at Addington (South Beach) occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Addington (South Beach) (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Addington (South Beach) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in March while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 81% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

81%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Addington (South Beach) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Addington (South Beach) is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Addington (South Beach) is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 15 km (9 miles) away.

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Addington (South Beach) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 08:51 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	on	on

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Tides at Addington (South Beach)

Current tide and informaton

For Durban, South Africa, 2 km from Addington (South Beach).

Next High Water: 05:02pm | 1.76m

Next Low Water: 10:55am | 0.35m

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Addington (South Beach) Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.8 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite