Southbroom surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
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Southbroom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Southbroom sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Southbroom today?

The current surf forecast for Southbroom at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131212121212121188888121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1431811746622522402326321235288283164164161123115217223182149144220233210
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.31
7:54PM
1.15
8:41AM
1.10
10:37PM
1.04
11:59AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.42
1:42PM
0.54
2:08AM
0.64
3:23PM
0.70
5:16AM
0.75
6:30PM
0.64
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------6:04-------6:02-------6:00-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------7----------------
Temp. °C222121232727262524242324252524232323222427262625
Feels °C (?)222121222525252626272325252525252526262628272827
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