North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 02 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Dec)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (02 Dec)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)15151414131312121211111191010101114141212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2343553312432861701191131121233823192302393023673759321115441441363411344
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
1.89
2:04AM
1.77
2:24PM
1.99
2:49AM
1.87
3:07PM
2.04
3:34AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.37
8:08AM
0.34
8:43PM
0.27
8:53AM
0.27
9:25PM
0.20
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise------4:47-------4:47-------4:47-
Sunset--6:42-------6:43-------6:44-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--41--1221112121---1----
Temp. °C242321212120202019192019181818192121212121191922
Feels °C (?)252218212119181817181919181919212120191920181922
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