Banana Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.53° S 30.61° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banana Beach sea temperature is

23.0°C

Banana Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banana Beach today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banana Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 15	S 14	SW 15	SE 9	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	99	67	67	65	39	38	36	36	0	11	30	9	4	8	41	100	77	69	41	37	38	39	29
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		6:37AM1.40m				6:57PM1.33m				7:45AM1.26m					8:14PM1.16m				9:39AM1.19m				10:27PM1.10m
Low Tide				12:44PM0.44m				1:15AM0.47m				1:58PM0.62m					2:40AM0.59m				4:10PM0.70m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	9	3	2	1	2	1	1	9	3
Temp °C	18	20	22	24	23	21	21	20	20	22	25	23	23	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	18	21	20	19	19	19	23	21	22	21	22	20	19	17	16	18	19	18	19	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	ESE 7	S 6	E 6	ESE 6
kJ	99	67	67	65	39	38	36	362	303	226	186	127	123	118	57	48	54	38	36	73	38	52	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	SE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	S 6	S 6
kJ	7	18	17	16	15	14	14	36	19	42	67	67	64	60	37	43	35	54	100	37	48	39	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SE 11	SE 8	SW 11	SW 15	S 14	SW 15	SE 9	E 11	ESE 11	NE 7	ESE 7	E 10	ESE 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	30	11	30	9	4	8	41	35	37	12	38	51	8	45	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 5	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	286	257	363	431	443	397	429	736	595	1	21	72	82	56	88	100	77	69	41	—	70	87	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	84	248	319	319	391	318	101	132	50	105	239	241	295	33	33	241	241	33	33	241	244	9	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Reunion								Country Club (African Beach)					North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)			The Spot	The Spot			Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Rating (10 max)	1								3					1	1			1	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haakgat Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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