Sunrise Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, South Africa)
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Sunrise Surf Guide
Sunrise in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks peel to the right Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for sharks and rocks.
Sunrise Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach and point |  3.7 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Sunrise:
The best conditions reported for surf at Sunrise occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Sunrise Surf:
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 12:46 Local time| Tuesday 11 | ||||
| 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | 8PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
 NE |
 NE |
 NE |
| Period (s) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
 |
 |
| Wind State | cross- on |
on | on | cross- off |
Tide Times:
For Ballitoville, 3 km from Sunrise.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Sunrise Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At King Shaka Int l Airport, 6 km from Sunrise.
light winds from the NNE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 22.7 °C |
Overall Sunrise Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to KZN North surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Sunrise
Visitor Reviews of Sunrise
“World class!!!
Featured in December 1995 or 96 Surfing magazine as a secret spot on the Natal North Coast.
Myself & 2 mates had it all time for 3 hours before the pro's arrived for the photo shoot. By that time it had gone off the boil by far.
We told them they should of been here 3 hours ago. Thank God they weren't. Still made the mag. One of the best sessions of my life & top 3 waves in South Africa.
Fickle but you won't forget it when it fires. Ideally 6 foot & round, round, round! - from the take-off.”
Jonno from UNITED KINGDOM - 12 Apr 2011
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunrise:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sunrise:
- Closest wave buoy2900 mi
- Second closest wave buoy4728 mi
- Third closest wave buoy5242 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy5264 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy5265 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunrise:
- Closest tide stationBallitoville2 mi
- Second closest tide stationDurban22 mi
- Third closest tide stationUmkomaas49 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationeSikhawini64 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationMargate101 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Sunrise is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Sunrise is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 50 km (31 miles) away.
- Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 77 km (48 miles) away.
- Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 128 km (80 miles) away.
- Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Sunrise and is 141 km (88 miles) away.
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