North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° 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: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.9
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2
S
2.5
S
4
SSW
4
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
NE
0.5
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)9999999999999914171816161679881414141314161616161616161515151514141414131313131312121514716888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5494676184474034003303133562512523043073374235798407576864886712745196597727949228791223032186253324952279227720441994173615111492152415681466995861718593579479455354323350353344424378490391357348367
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
0
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
1.27
10:55PM
1.42
11:37AM
1.27
12:11AM
1.44
12:55PM
1.32
1:14AM
1.50
1:53PM
1.42
2:05AM
1.57
2:38PM
1.53
2:48AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.64
3:26AM
1.72
3:54PM
1.74
4:02AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.81
4:15PM
0.80
5:34AM
0.81
5:37PM
0.81
6:47AM
0.76
6:52PM
0.77
7:43AM
0.67
7:51PM
0.70
8:28AM
0.57
8:39PM
0.61
9:06AM
0.47
9:20PM
0.52
9:41AM
0.38
9:58PM
0.45
10:14AM
0.31
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise-6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset----5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------
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Rain (mm)
-15---------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C181815181817171615141819191816151415202120191717151518181818161615141618191815151413182021201919181821212019181716172121
Feels °C (?)1516151818151414121216161616141310111616151615129101111141513131312131416161212109151619171515141418171817151412131618
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