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Green Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
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Green Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Green Point sea temperature is
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Green Point today?

The current surf forecast for Green Point at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414146887771312121212121212101012101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)467487378756440800551389298231307377344333322380422355146167242989091
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
E
20
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		offglassglassononcrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.84
5:00AM
1.98
5:13PM
1.80
5:31AM
1.90
5:45PM
1.70
6:04AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
11:09AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.05
11:41AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:06-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----31111111------1-----
Temp. °C303129252322232222222322222121222626242323232325
Feels °C (?)303232212019212122222222242323252726272626252528
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