North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999889999999999991056666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24219918095111695553555657585858606061626494136156150159
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
20
E
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
6:37PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
12:47AM
0.40
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:41------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----111------1---------
Temp. °C242527272726252322232626262524232324262625252422
Feels °C (?)282929283129282624252726272725252424242322232220
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