North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
1
ENE
0.7
SE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999910108586666678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)547355565758585860606162646462476697108116179341485540
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononononcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
6:37PM
1.81
7:03AM
1.81
7:14PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
12:47AM
0.40
1:13PM
0.58
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:39-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
11111--121------------29
Temp. °C252525252627272524242324262626252423222428272524
Feels °C (?)292829292928282726272626262525242322212225232222
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