Green Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
21.6° 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 4AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)141413121212121213131313131313131313131414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1154766075091338525972044161716701581179216871792164113791862186215441514133522801951169314421118
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.17
1:37PM
1.28
1:54AM
1.33
2:18PM
1.47
2:30AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.58
7:51PM
0.53
8:04AM
0.41
8:28PM
0.37
8:35AM
0.26
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-------------------111
Temp. °C181817171819191817171617212119191918181919191920
Feels °C (?)151311121415161715151517202017181716171919191819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Green Point (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 52 km from Green Point). A 5.1m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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