North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 12 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
26.1° 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 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
!
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.3
ENE
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)88888888888881010678878899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)581324238172145124103133113113111111861251251034562922026721041117015571498
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
0
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
5
NNW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.18
1:09PM
1.34
2:01AM
1.34
2:08PM
1.48
2:37AM
1.52
2:43PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.02
7:49PM
0.90
7:58AM
0.88
8:27PM
0.73
8:38AM
0.71
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:35----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:44-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------112----------52-15
Temp. °C252524262726262525252425272726262524242222242019
Feels °C (?)293025242525272829282828292828292728211917161314
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