North Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.84° S 31.04° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Beach sea temperature is

21.8° C

North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Beach today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	192	192	192	156	156	170	389	413	400	499	1095	1077	1012	800	692	722
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	S	S	S	SW	W	W	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	E	SE	S	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		5:34AM1.89m				6:01PM1.96m				6:11AM1.82m				6:38PM1.88m				6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m
Low Tide				11:44AM0.18m				00:10AM0.32m				12:21PM0.26m				00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	20	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	20	22	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	15	19	19	19	20	18	17	17	16	18	21	20	19	19	17	16	15	19	19	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	192	192	192	156	156	156	389	413	400	499	1095	1077	1012	800	692	722
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	89	57	52	49	6	23	21	165	179	158	108	67	170	121	121	217	282	90	92	92	116	151	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	SW 10	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	10	10	2	2	2	22	39	—	21	40	69	136	53	26	85	118	90	97	38	38	96	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Wedge	Wedge	Wedge	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Warner Beach	Reunion	Sunwich Port	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Sunwich Port	Amanzimtoti	Warner Beach	Warner Beach		Wedge	Amanzimtoti	Sunwich Port
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7

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