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North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.2° 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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
106 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 83 | 83 | 106 | 99 | 147 | 125 | 118 | 68 | 55 | 36 | 28 | 44 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:46AM1.37m | 00:16AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.44m | 1:06AM1.62m | 1:32PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.74m | 5:41AM0.73m | 5:51PM0.70m | 6:42AM0.65m | 6:47PM0.64m | 7:27AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 |
106 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 25 | 147 | 125 | 47 | 68 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SSW 11 |
68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 83 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 69 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 5 | 44 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 106 | 99 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 80 | 47 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 118 | — | 8 | 9 | 11 | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 |
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