North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)5101616161515141414141313131313666712121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47315386817711210798949390868585858085686971706642
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
10
SE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.24
11:20AM
1.20
12:26AM
1.36
12:52PM
1.35
1:16AM
1.54
1:33PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
1.01
5:46PM
0.93
6:51AM
0.86
6:56PM
0.76
7:32AM
0.67
7:36PM
0.58
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242322243028252323222122252625242323232426252524
Feels °C (?)252322232826252525242424252528242424252426242627
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