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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
24.6° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 77 | 65 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 34 | 22 | 38 | 36 | 159 | 139 | 172 | 143 | 101 | 53 | 59 | 41 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:16AM 1.54 | 1:33PM 1.52 | 1:51AM 1.73 | 2:07PM 1.70 | 2:24AM 1.90 | 2:40PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.67 | 7:36PM 0.58 | 8:05AM 0.50 | 8:10PM 0.41 | 8:37AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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