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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
503 | 379 | 265 | 137 | 87 | 115 | 213 | 618 | 487 | 277 | 261 | 235 | 271 | 244 | 383 | 383 | 848 | 534 | 6363 | 3085 | 1667 | 1044 | 918 | 802 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.54m | 12:32PM1.46m | 00:58AM1.69m | 1:21PM1.61m | 1:41AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.73m | 6:31AM0.68m | 6:36PM0.59m | 7:17AM0.52m | 7:24PM0.45m | 7:58AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
503 | 379 | 265 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 213 | 618 | 487 | 277 | 261 | 235 | 271 | 244 | 383 | 383 | 42 | 309 | 3499 | 3085 | 1667 | 1044 | 918 | 802 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
39 | 33 | 27 | 137 | 87 | 115 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 156 | 132 | 121 | 4 | 112 | 5 | 534 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 137 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
2 | 39 | 33 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 107 | 107 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
95 | 23 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 848 | 225 | 6363 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 665 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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