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Snake Park surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Snake Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Snake Park sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Snake Park today?
The current surf forecast for Snake Park at 9PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Snake Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1009 | 862 | 800 | 667 | 1392 | 2696 | 3410 | 3835 | 3376 | 3138 | 1693 | 1480 | 3128 | 2277 | 2400 | 1939 | 1648 | 1313 | 1010 | 894 | 711 | 617 | 501 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.51m | 6:53AM1.42m | 7:40PM1.42m | 7:56AM1.31m | 9:09PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:10PM0.72m | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:20PM0.80m | 3:43AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1009 | 862 | 800 | 570 | 370 | 1048 | 1155 | 1292 | 1494 | 1519 | 1693 | 1480 | 3128 | 2277 | 2400 | 1939 | 1648 | 1313 | 1010 | 894 | 711 | 617 | 501 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 36 | 35 | 154 | 284 | 196 | 175 | 127 | 486 | 761 | 1055 | 1312 | 42 | 579 | 106 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | NE 4 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 298 | 14 | 149 | 312 | 86 | 85 | 69 | 48 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 231 | 667 | 1392 | 2696 | 3410 | 3835 | 3376 | 3138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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