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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Beach today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
31 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 74 | 130 | 172 | 147 | 97 | 88 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 89 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.69m | 2:10PM1.59m | 2:22AM1.75m | 2:44PM1.65m | 2:55AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.57m | 8:05AM0.49m | 8:09PM0.51m | 8:39AM0.43m | 8:44PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 31 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 130 | 172 | 147 | 97 | 88 | 39 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 7 | E 6 | S 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 50 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 89 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 36 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 75 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1217 | 405 | 238 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
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