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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 111 | 111 | 90 | 139 | 192 | 238 | 404 | 535 | 605 | 543 | 514 | 351 | 435 | 522 | 411 | 383 | 295 | 372 | 237 | 176 | 159 | 187 | 178 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06PM 1.65 | 7:29AM 1.46 | 7:57PM 1.43 | 8:57AM 1.27 | 10:15PM 1.26 | 12:27PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 0.64 | 1:36PM 0.75 | 2:29AM 0.83 | 3:22PM 0.95 | 5:32AM 0.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Cross-shore wind at North Beach have swung cross-off (moderate winds from the SSW at Durban Shaka Airport 26 km from North Beach). 1.1m 8s swell from the E with a 0.9m 3s local chop from the SSW and a 0.8m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW as well as a 0.5m 9s swell, also from the S. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
26 km away, 2 h 18 min ago
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