North Beach Surf Forecast

/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.84° S 31.04° E)

Surf Forecasts:

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 Nov 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 21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (18 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

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	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	E	E	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	21	20
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	106	106	79	79	78	78	57	56	55	52	50	51	51	51	36	35	32	26	26	24	25	36	147	293
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	N	WSW	WSW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	ESE	ESE	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	2:29AM 1.68				2:40PM 1.88				2:58AM 1.74				3:08PM 1.92				3:26AM 1.77				3:36PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)			8:27AM 0.43				8:55PM 0.37				8:56AM 0.39				9:23PM 0.33				9:25AM 0.38				9:51PM 0.32

	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
Sunrise	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	20	21	20	19	19	18	18	20	22	21	21	21	20	19	18	20	21	22	22	21	20	18
Feels °C (?)	15	16	17	18	19	19	21	18	17	20	21	19	20	22	21	20	18	20	20	21	22	22	21	18

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