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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | |
212 | 763 | 393 | 328 | 460 | 494 | 318 | 254 | 125 | 87 | 113 | 160 | 561 | 823 | 864 | 346 | 384 | 465 | 507 | 402 | 377 | 530 | 500 | 3833 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.32m | 00:06AM1.54m | 12:32PM1.46m | 00:58AM1.69m | 1:21PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.82m | 5:35PM0.73m | 6:31AM0.68m | 6:36PM0.59m | 7:17AM0.52m | 7:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
21 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
 kJ | 212 | 309 | 59 | 328 | 460 | 494 | 318 | 36 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 160 | 561 | 823 | 864 | 346 | 384 | 465 | 507 | 402 | 377 | 530 | 497 | 3833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 189 | 131 | 42 | 45 | 60 | 39 | 33 | 254 | 125 | 87 | 113 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 6 | 230 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 127 | 112 | 14 | 500 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 158 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 763 | 393 | — | 65 | 45 | 49 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 310 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 281 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 665 | 665 | 285 |
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