North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 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
25.3° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.6
NE
0.7
S
1.2
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)15141414131313131312121261261111115666616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10658137916655215064113353192391871801901521068861594262126988286
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
9:44PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
2:26PM
0.95
4:57AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222020192124252423222222222525252424232324
Feels °C (?)222121211920192123242324252524242523262727252525
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