Banana Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 05 Oct 2025 SAST
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Banana Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banana Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banana Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Banana Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.7
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111112789101010111413111514151413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4748231301226758161775638211918112181462681530367367298
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.59
2:43PM
1.79
2:58AM
1.71
3:15PM
1.93
3:30AM
1.79
3:47PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.23
8:27AM
0.12
8:53PM
0.07
8:59AM
-0.01
9:26PM
-0.05
9:31AM
-0.09
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise---5:31-------5:30-------5:28----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------21----------------
Temp. °C171921202120181818181920222121202019191920202020
Feels °C (?)111619151717181919171918202118181817182020191918
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Banana Beach (calm at Port Edward 64 km from Banana Beach). 0.6m 11s groundswell from the S to make surfable waves.

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