North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
2.2
NE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1515141477777777778888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2883162132072783063113923261871351161277914519218615312095227238424363
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
5
W
20
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.54
7:58PM
1.40
8:43AM
1.34
10:36PM
1.28
12:01PM
1.31
12:59AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.76
2:15AM
0.87
3:33PM
0.92
5:28AM
0.96
6:31PM
0.85
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------5:59---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------23-
Temp. °C222426262525242423252626252423232324262726252424
Feels °C (?)232424242424242526262626262525262726262827302627
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