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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Nov)1ft (0.3m)22s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)999222120191716161515141414131413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392425912253847441027927100395386980279188068393290597610601145980846738
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crossglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.92
3:56AM
1.78
4:04PM
1.90
4:26AM
1.77
4:33PM
1.85
4:56AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.38
9:51PM
0.32
9:55AM
0.39
10:19PM
0.33
10:25AM
0.43
10:48PM
0.37
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------4:48-------4:48-------4:48-
Sunset--6:31-------6:32-------6:34-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222212019182021222221201919212222222221212023
Feels °C (?)202022222120182121222222201919222221222321211822
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