North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
!
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)14141414678889813141817161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16021321372123231541352079084155530452577194616571511129011061092846602602487355
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
8:21PM
1.42
9:02AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
2:46AM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423212119191919181817171719202019191818192122
Feels °C (?)262623161614131313141413141417192018181717171717
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