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North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
24.4° 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 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
2
SSW
1.5
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)88878888888910810888101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544302264233596441334334331472249207220211550235235201214223233326326361
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
1.58
2:41AM
1.52
2:49PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
3:23PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.79
8:33PM
0.66
8:39AM
0.68
9:07PM
0.54
9:17AM
0.58
9:38PM
0.43
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-5:09-------5:09-------5:09------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C242524242424232322252525252423232324242524242323
Feels °C (?)252424222222222222232323242424242425252625252325
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