Snake Park surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Snake Park today?

The current surf forecast for Snake Park at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Snake Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
!
2
1
6
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.5
S
4.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)131316131414131312121212121213131313131313131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178176429234084573982292042571472120710059339649809038268351070103782273683519131865
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
1.30
12:58AM
1.35
1:39PM
1.50
1:53AM
1.52
2:17PM
1.68
2:29AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.89
7:17AM
0.74
7:51PM
0.70
8:02AM
0.57
8:27PM
0.53
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--5:47-------5:49-------5:49-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C222221191819171718191918171717171920201919191818
Feels °C (?)181816151414111314151617151415171819181817171616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport mean that is clean at Snake Park. 2.8m 7s swell from the S with a 0.8m 12s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.6m 8s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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9 km/h
SE
0.0
21.3
Air / Water (°C)
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