North Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.84° S 31.04° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Beach sea temperature is

22.3° C

North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Beach today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	192	158	156	156	170	389	347	387	387	643	834	559	774	734	795	933	933	1177	1216	860	846	761	748
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NE	ENE	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NE	E	NE	NNW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	S	SE	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		6:11AM1.82m				6:38PM1.88m				6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m				7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m
Low Tide				12:21PM0.26m				00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m				1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	18	18	20	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	16	15	20	20	20	18	18	17	15	15	19	18	20	21	19	16	16	16	18	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	192	156	156	156	156	389	347	387	387	643	834	559	774	734	795	933	933	1177	1216	860	846	761	748
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	E 10	SE 14	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	S 9
kJ	179	158	110	68	170	121	121	118	384	248	92	264	151	184	206	104	71	47	47	184	183	77	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	21	40	69	136	56	88	41	178	90	90	40	92	96	71	71	69	48	31	17	30	28	28	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 10	SSW 7	—	—	—	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	335	141	—	—	—	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	285	5	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Umzumbe	Reunion	Sunwich Port	Brighton Beach	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Sunwich Port	Amanzimtoti	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Amanzimtoti	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Sunwich Port	Brighton Beach		Reunion	Warner Beach	Umzumbe
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4		4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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