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North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
24.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010107888891010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220205214233288302347477476408592880832784555541196192163156159165168204
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
1.66
3:23PM
1.77
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.58
9:38PM
0.43
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:09-------5:11-------5:11------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------6:59---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---1-----
Temp. °C232324252523232323252224232321212021222223222221
Feels °C (?)242525262524232425221518171817181820222122212221
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