Surfers surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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Surfers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfers sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfers today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1.6
S
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)877131212121212111010101010101157877616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3993152451882202172172582882631911411449870671910435675427297181259
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
5
ESE
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
W
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
1.91
5:30AM
1.99
5:44PM
1.81
6:03AM
1.84
6:17PM
1.66
6:38AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.06
11:40AM
0.04
11:48PM
0.06
12:13PM
0.18
12:23AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:00
Sunset--6:05-------6:04-------6:02-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------134------2321-
Temp. °C232223232221212226262423232323242725252423232323
Feels °C (?)222023242322222427262725262726272622222424232223
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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