Addington (South Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
21.6° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)131316161616161514141413131313131313888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93211451889191321092082228020511818153712901218928822712715613581803956662575853471
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
45
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
1.68
2:29AM
1.67
2:47PM
1.83
2:59AM
1.80
3:15PM
1.95
3:26AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.57
8:27PM
0.53
8:35AM
0.42
8:57PM
0.39
9:03AM
0.30
9:24PM
0.28
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:50-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11-11---1-----------
Temp. °C202120201919181819191919191918192222212121202021
Feels °C (?)202017181617161718171616161514131617191922191923
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Addington (South Beach) (light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport 27 km from Addington (South Beach)). 2.6m 13s groundswell from the S with a 0.6m 5s windswell from the E. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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15 km/h
E
0.0
21.6
Air / Water (°C)
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