North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)--
Afternoon (03 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Dec)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1111910101011111414131211111111118810101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37537523029036736744045111271179848586418344284229191263191198234369367359
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
10
ENE
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.99
2:49AM
1.87
3:07PM
2.04
3:34AM
1.92
3:49PM
2.04
4:17AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.27
8:53AM
0.27
9:25PM
0.20
9:38AM
0.26
10:07PM
0.18
10:22AM
0.29
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:43-------6:44-------6:45-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191819202021212119192225272523232222232424
Feels °C (?)191819191820191819201917182123262823232322222322
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