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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414131312121211111010151514141477777667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213308303526413336268157149108100172215276201208135197232244191226261247
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
9:08PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
3:21AM
0.83
4:54PM
0.94
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---5:05-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C212222222424242323222224252626242423232526262624
Feels °C (?)212223232524262725232425252728262726252725252625
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