North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
24.9° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.5
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)8888886101010101212567788889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)519277207168135831083863382521542257174245627375477212149122298325414
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
2.14
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272725262424232323222222252929273030262626252423
Feels °C (?)252624242120202323222221232727262729252323212122
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