North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 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
25.0° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
0.7
S
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)6126611111166661616151514141414131313136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15613493886159599283616986817711210798949390868585159
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.26
9:44PM
1.24
11:20AM
1.20
12:26AM
1.36
12:52PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.93
2:26PM
0.95
4:57AM
1.01
5:46PM
0.93
6:51AM
0.86
6:56PM
0.76
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222232626252423222223272726242423222325262624
Feels °C (?)232424252625262624232323262726272827262625252727
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