North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 09 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)89988813131313131313138877778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929494116144177173345423423417411404330265226256236217433620926460600
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
SW
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
10
E
15
SW
15
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
1.58
7:41PM
1.40
8:21AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.25
9:57AM
1.29
12:17AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.82
1:50AM
0.80
2:40PM
0.96
2:41AM
0.96
5:43PM
1.04
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-5:30-------5:31-------5:31------
Sunset----6:47-------6:46-------6:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------2--------1-
Temp. °C242627272726252323252728272324232225292927262424
Feels °C (?)262927282729272525292929292326232224262630282628
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