North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
2.2
ENE
3
NE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)16161514141312121212111111111010109978887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116495465743130822516215528956568685824771921331264901108319199164
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
0
NNE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.47
7:53AM
1.50
8:02PM
1.37
9:15AM
1.48
9:35PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.76
1:18AM
0.65
2:07PM
0.84
2:27AM
0.71
3:41PM
0.86
3:56AM
0.72
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise------4:48-------4:47-------4:47-
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-----212---
Temp. °C242525232423232425252524232322252626252323222224
Feels °C (?)232526252725242324242424242423262526252123232525
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