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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 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
24.5° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
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)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
2
ENE
2
NE
0.9
SSW
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101313131312121313131291212121313137781412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200274331324335335221247263268268235226184184196161161161162406453330373
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
35
SW
5
W
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffcross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
5:55PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
11:55AM
0.37
12:05AM
0.25
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:13-------5:13-------5:15------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:58---
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------21----------------
Temp. °C212323242422212120212223232221201921252726262423
Feels °C (?)202119212120201920222121201918171821242626232620
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