Addington (South Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2
SSE
15
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
10
1
ENE
8
1.3
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1980
1635
3048
2750
2371
1974
1675
1313
1027
800
699
594
418
345
281
184
231
243
314
147
282
1365
573
495
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
S
15
SE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
30
N
30
N
35
NW
15
NNW
10
ESE
15
SE
5
S
15
SW
20
ENE
30
NE
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
on
on
High Tide
7:40PM1.42m
7:56AM1.31m
9:09PM1.37m
9:44AM1.26m
10:53PM1.42m
11:28AM1.32m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.85m
2:20PM0.80m
3:43AM0.89m
4:05PM0.81m
5:27AM0.82m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
19
18
16
17
20
29
34
32
28
24
23
22
21
23
23
20
21
19
18
18
17
20
21
20
18
17
13
13
16
23
28
24
25
22
21
22
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
11
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1980
1214
3048
2750
2371
1974
1675
1313
1027
800
699
594
418
345
281
184
231
243
217
147
282
431
573
495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
16
2
SSE
15
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SE
14
1
SE
5
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
817
1635
106
41
40
39
38
36
36
23
21
21
21
22
21
22
144
104
46
45
120
73
62
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
69
66
65
57
40
39
10
10
12
6
29
5
10
10
10
8
21
20
4
96
28
14
43
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
5
2.5
SSW
10
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
59
13
45
178
9
9
314
61
1365
80
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
53
0
9
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
243
221
26
1
3
27
0
0
3
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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