North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 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
26.0° 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 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)131312121111111110101010999988999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2053208814371141843655561487388373318241207168165956969555253525758
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
S
15
E
20
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
0
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.04
4:57AM
2.13
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C252423232225272727252424242527272726252423252726
Feels °C (?)252626252428292930292828273030283130302825272927
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