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North Beach surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 SAST
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North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Beach sea temperature is 24.4°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °C)
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North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Beach sea temperature is 24.4°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °C)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101077766666677778888999999899988888877788888888888876776666710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)333274220284268183144123123173237320509452435493302277283251220225225186181147151154122116113111149109104918486756763454342294144464644401942081451707410998142586
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
1.20
11:38PM
1.24
12:32PM
1.24
1:05AM
1.39
1:26PM
1.38
1:41AM
1.54
1:57PM
1.52
2:09AM
1.68
2:23PM
1.64
2:34AM
1.81
2:49PM
1.75
3:00AM
1.90
3:14PM
1.82
3:25AM
1.97
3:39PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.98
6:24AM
0.97
6:41PM
0.89
7:24AM
0.81
7:27PM
0.74
7:55AM
0.66
7:57PM
0.61
8:22AM
0.52
8:24PM
0.48
8:46AM
0.41
8:50PM
0.38
9:11AM
0.32
9:15PM
0.30
9:36AM
0.27
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-
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Rain (mm)
1-11--------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C232423222121212124242322212019202323232222222122252523222221212227282625232221222424232221212022272929282322212223232321
Feels °C (?)232220191918192021202019202020212323242424242224262624232321212126282727222222232626262624232122262830291817171918192021

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