Alkantstrand surf break

Alkantstrand surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 Oct 2025 SAST
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Alkantstrand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alkantstrand sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Alkantstrand today?

The current surf forecast for Alkantstrand at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Alkantstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1266667777777777713778101089
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471068886831271131089389897491111111108828269771067158110
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
0
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.97
5:44AM
1.81
6:04PM
1.76
6:23AM
1.62
6:43PM
1.52
7:11AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.11
11:52AM
0.18
12:14AM
0.30
12:32PM
0.41
12:57AM
0.51
1:24PM
0.65
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:18-------5:16--
Sunset5:57-------5:57-------5:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242221212023232423212121212123232322212121212525
Feels °C (?)212019191823222525232323242324242424222323242623
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Alkantstrand (calm at Babanango 110 km from Alkantstrand). 1.7m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 1.1m 11s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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