Sunrise Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, South Africa)
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Sunrise Spot ID
Type: beach and point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell E | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 20.6 °C
| Wednesday 16 | ||||
| 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | 8PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 E |
 E |
 E |
 ENE |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Ballitoville, 3 km from Sunrise.
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Sunrise Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At King Shaka Int l Airport, 6 km from Sunrise.
moderate winds from the ENE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 22.9 °C |
Overall Sunrise Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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 buoy4728 mi
- Second closest wave buoy5242 mi
- Third closest wave buoy5264 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy5265 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy5305 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sunrise:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station22 mi
- Third closest tide station49 mi
- Fourth closest tide station64 mi
- Fifth closest tide station101 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sunrise:
- Closest ski areaAfri-Ski (Lesotho)158 mi
- Second closest ski area209 mi
- Third closest ski area728 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaMount Hermon (Israel)4357 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of))4362 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sunrise:
- Closest city location18 mi
- Second closest city location24 mi
- Third closest city location38 mi
- Fourth closest city location47 mi
- Fifth closest city location58 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sunrise, KZN North. Use the tab navigation above to view Sunrise sea temperature, Sunrise photographs, Sunrise detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sunrise webcams, current wind from KZN North live weather stations and Sunrise tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sunrise.
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