North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (11 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1388777778888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335395308271295236178273495614688383253178145124103133136111108108105105
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
25
ENE
10
SSE
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
1.25
9:57AM
1.29
12:17AM
1.18
1:09PM
1.34
2:01AM
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
7:58AM
0.88
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset6:46-------6:46-------6:45-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------1122--1
Temp. °C282525242325282928262524242627262625252423242425
Feels °C (?)282629272426272728303026252526252728272726252425
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