Addington (South Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
SSW
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212131313121212121213131377887888171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221247263268268235180184184196161161161180203250207285659470286603849939
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
WNW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
5:55PM
1.89
6:22AM
1.96
6:27PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
11:55AM
0.37
12:05AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.43
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------6:59-------6:58-------6:58-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
2111----------2--------1
Temp. °C212120212323232221191921242726242423222425252523
Feels °C (?)202020222221201918161821232626252120212223232524
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