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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | |
141 | 104 | 98 | 106 | 94 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 106 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 75 | 77 | 154 | 108 | 107 | 154 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.47m | 10:23AM1.34m | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:46AM1.37m | 00:16AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.71m | 4:18AM0.78m | 4:35PM0.74m | 5:41AM0.73m | 5:51PM0.70m | 6:42AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 141 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 144 | 69 | 103 | 106 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 4 | SSE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 9 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 104 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 54 | 54 | 154 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 46 | 26 | 54 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 37 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 9 | 106 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 64 | 77 | 154 | 108 | 102 | 80 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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