Country Club (African Beach) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST
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Country Club (African Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Country Club (African Beach) sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Country Club (African Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Country Club (African Beach) at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Country Club (African Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
0.8
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
125
160
184
188
225
177
173
205
202
159
123
116
264
260
628
598
178
472
456
149
180
222
176
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49AM1.79m
6:22PM1.74m
6:37AM1.64m
7:17PM1.63m
7:34AM1.50m
8:24PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.39m
12:04PM0.35m
00:31AM0.52m
12:53PM0.48m
1:30AM0.65m
1:53PM0.61m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
22
22
23
22
21
20
19
20
22
21
22
22
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
21
20
25
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.8
S
8
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1
ENE
6
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
71
86
145
184
188
225
177
173
205
202
159
123
97
264
260
628
598
88
472
456
113
97
138
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
13
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
E
12
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
133
97
95
93
91
116
113
81
80
80
80
109
116
69
49
42
26
178
51
103
129
125
121
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
47
125
160
117
113
111
79
79
40
64
79
83
83
115
106
65
63
18
25
34
98
90
85
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
14
3
20
52
157
169
80
128
145
149
180
222
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
153
3
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
697
685
38
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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