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Alkantstrand Surf Forecast
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Alkantstrand surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Alkantstrand today?
The current surf forecast for Alkantstrand at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Alkantstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 339 | 325 | 272 | 272 | 245 | 210 | 175 | 171 | 243 | 221 | 224 | 296 | 355 | 327 | 394 | 300 | 257 | 210 | 201 | 176 | 264 | 344 | 372 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:42AM 1.62 | 3:06PM 1.71 | 3:18AM 1.76 | 3:39PM 1.86 | 3:49AM 1.86 | 4:10PM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.44 | 8:52AM 0.31 | 9:11PM 0.29 | 9:25AM 0.16 | 9:44PM 0.18 | 9:55AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Alkantstrand (calm at Babanango 110 km from Alkantstrand). 1.3m 9s swell from the E with a 1.0m 7s swell from the SSW and a 0.7m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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