North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 14 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (15 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
!
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
ENE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SE
3
S
2.4
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.1
SE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)101010108101299891097889989991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4613993583862702315971311856488343255551252359428363397212232206206235226
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.41
1:05PM
1.63
1:25AM
1.51
1:40PM
1.73
1:58AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.74
6:42AM
0.67
7:25PM
0.62
7:23AM
0.58
7:58PM
0.51
7:56AM
0.50
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise----4:52-------4:50-------4:50---
Sunset6:27-------6:28-------6:29-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------153105212221---1--
Temp. °C202018181922252120191919191918181819181817171819
Feels °C (?)141413151919211617181817171616161618171717181919
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