North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101099998899999999999955
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38837331825824219918095706955735556575858586060616259117
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
E
20
E
15
NNE
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------111-------1-----
Temp. °C272524242325272726252322222326262625242323242626
Feels °C (?)303028282629292828262623232525262726252424232323
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