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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 10 Feb 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
25.7° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (10 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)13131313138877777888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423503417411335395308342229237181303822561698341259212145131130136140113
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
15
SW
25
SW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.25
9:57AM
1.29
12:17AM
1.18
1:09PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.96
2:41AM
0.96
5:43PM
1.04
6:24AM
1.02
7:49PM
0.90
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise-5:31-------5:31-------5:33------
Sunset----6:46-------6:46-------6:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1------1--
Temp. °C232427282725242423252929282624242426272726252524
Feels °C (?)262727272727262524252727293027272525262727282726
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