North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 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
24.9° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)8861011111012125678888899911121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1138813041843237226422811512528428560119616814298291407367517546935551
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:30-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C242423232222222224293028282925262625242220191920
Feels °C (?)212021222221212122272626272823242219212021212120
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