Surfers surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surfers today?

The current surf forecast for Surfers at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)131313131317141413121212121212121313131315131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2224512693305155970646850563691241216791401151115211636158115391535149814721369134017761580
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
35
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
1.15
12:57AM
1.22
1:36PM
1.35
1:52AM
1.40
2:17PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.78
6:42PM
0.75
7:17AM
0.62
7:49PM
0.57
8:02AM
0.43
8:26PM
0.40
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise-5:52-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----5:47-------5:47-------5:49---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122222119181817171818181717171618202120191919
Feels °C (?)171719181615151412131515161617151418191918181817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Surfers (moderate winds from the S at Durban Shaka Airport 7 km from Surfers). A 1.4m groundswell from the SSW

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26 km/h
S
Cross-Shore
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