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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
1
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
0.7
ENE
2.1
S
2
S
1.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)711111177771414131312121211111110151514147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48524023346947420388239213308303265485336325242185143102172215276201315
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
W
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
1.73
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------21-1-------------
Temp. °C242324242323222121212121232424232323222425262524
Feels °C (?)272424221920191920202121232526262525222425272626
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