North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)7888911111212121213131313131313131314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393313291277318460596687705718847102510411109838838825722722805849778653560
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
2.04
4:55PM
1.92
5:08AM
1.96
5:19PM
1.84
5:32AM
1.86
5:44PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.25
10:59PM
0.27
11:17AM
0.32
11:23PM
0.36
11:41AM
0.43
11:48PM
0.48
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------31--
Temp. °C202325252423232222232525252423232323232220202021
Feels °C (?)212426262625262425262725252626242320181716171717
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