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Sunwich Port surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunwich Port surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunwich Port sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sunwich Port today?
The current surf forecast for Sunwich Port at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sunwich Port. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | |
66 | 63 | 62 | 125 | 173 | 1162 | 2078 | 1865 | 1713 | 1609 | 1346 | 1386 | 807 | 836 | 494 | 686 | 2690 | 4090 | 4206 | 3668 | 2128 | 4261 | 5369 | 4600 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.46m | 6:03PM1.37m | 6:12AM1.36m | 6:43PM1.27m | 6:51AM1.26m | 7:40PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:30PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:17PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 39 | 43 | 39 | 125 | 173 | 1162 | 2078 | 1865 | 1713 | 1609 | 1346 | 1386 | 807 | 836 | 494 | 686 | 1686 | 2053 | 2059 | 2074 | 848 | 52 | 4413 | 4600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 21 | 35 | 59 | 77 | 51 | 41 | 75 | 53 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 355 | 258 | 216 | 148 | 133 | 469 | 55 | 48 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | E 11 | — | — | S 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 63 | 62 | 41 | 67 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 63 | 184 | 334 | 88 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 82 | — | — | — | 163 | — | 174 | — | 9 | 67 | 236 | 497 | 429 | 465 | 643 | 2690 | 4090 | 4206 | 3668 | 2128 | 4261 | 5369 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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