North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
23.3° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (27 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)151414131212121211111111101010997888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65743130822516215534781568685824771117159153392546657238191145107
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.47
7:53AM
1.50
8:02PM
1.37
9:15AM
1.48
9:35PM
1.34
10:43AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.65
2:07PM
0.84
2:27AM
0.71
3:41PM
0.86
3:56AM
0.72
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise----4:48-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:37-------6:37-------6:38-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252324242324252525242323232525252524242323262625
Feels °C (?)262526262423232425262425262725252522222424272324
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