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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 25 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312131212667777887888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)722617427345269205212208202195227257295471588640629372836404259178138134
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.78
7:45PM
1.60
8:27AM
1.64
8:42PM
1.45
9:41AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.43
1:47PM
0.63
1:58AM
0.57
2:43PM
0.76
2:59AM
0.73
4:16PM
0.86
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---5:16-------5:18-------5:18----
Sunset------6:57-------6:57-------6:55-
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232323242526252424242324272726252423242527272625
Feels °C (?)242424262526252424242223242523232223252628282829
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