Addington (South Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.2
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
3
S
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
862
800
667
1392
2696
3410
3835
3376
3138
1693
1480
3128
2277
2400
1939
1648
1313
1010
894
711
617
501
351
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
ENE
10
NE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
7:56AM1.31m
9:09PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
1:56AM0.85m
2:20PM0.80m
3:43AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
21
21
19
18
17
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
22
20
18
17
16
19
22
20
21
19
19
16
15
15
20
18
20
20
19
17
17
17
22
20
21
19
17
15
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SSW
10
2
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
3
S
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1009
862
800
570
370
1048
1155
1292
1494
1519
1693
1480
3128
2277
2400
1939
1648
1313
1010
894
711
617
501
351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
S
9
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
15
0.5
E
9
1.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
22
36
35
154
284
196
175
127
486
761
1055
1312
42
579
106
106
38
36
24
23
22
33
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
SSE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
4
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
10
8
54
35
298
14
149
312
86
85
69
48
60
41
40
39
37
36
34
13
29
5
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
231
667
1392
2696
3410
3835
3376
3138
4
6
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
47
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
3
3
9
3
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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