North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 07 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)--
Afternoon (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.9
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)66665666677766666666661616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35947713464981131792122472651952021641199198788094118156396476
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.06
5:02AM
1.92
5:16PM
1.93
5:44AM
1.79
5:57PM
1.76
6:31AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.17
11:06AM
0.30
11:32PM
0.29
11:48AM
0.47
12:15AM
0.45
12:37PM
0.65
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Sunrise----4:56-------4:54-------4:54---
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120201920222221201918182021222222212120212222
Feels °C (?)192019191716181818181617181919192021191918161718
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