Addington (South Beach) surf break

Addington (South Beach) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
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Addington (South Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Addington (South Beach) sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99991010101010101010788889101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244225220205214233288302347477476408592880832784555541196192163156159165
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
1.66
3:23PM
1.77
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.54
9:17AM
0.58
9:38PM
0.43
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:09-------5:11-------5:11----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------6:59-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C232322232425252323232225222423222121212121222322
Feels °C (?)242423242525252323242322151818171818192020222222
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