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North Beach Surf Forecast
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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1261 | 1446 | 3103 | 2501 | 2072 | 724 | 660 | 528 | 469 | 416 | 348 | 376 | 349 | 296 | 300 | 319 | 328 | 313 | 339 | 324 | 277 | 242 | 204 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 1.39 | 1:34PM 1.43 | 1:53AM 1.53 | 2:27PM 1.62 | 2:40AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 0.87 | 7:11AM 0.74 | 7:43PM 0.73 | 8:11AM 0.58 | 8:35PM 0.57 | 8:52AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
The wind is still cross-on at North Beach (fresh winds from the NNE at Durban Shaka Airport 26 km from North Beach). 3.1m 8s swell from the ENE which is too big for here.
26 km away, 2 h 17 min ago
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