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The Spot surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 May 2024 SAST
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The Spot surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spot sea temperature is 24.3°C (Statistics for 08 May 1981-2005 - mean: 24.0 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 22.9 °C)
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The Spot surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spot sea temperature is 24.3°C (Statistics for 08 May 1981-2005 - mean: 24.0 °C max: 25.9 °C min: 22.9 °C)


How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
E
2
SSW
1.6
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.4
SW
0.6
E
0.4
SSW
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
ENE
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)161615158777777149135131416161616171615148781012121214131212121115151414131311111111111111111614141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)25252324960349269155103795847706868671341622262293431703181961380506908100015871786122733612177183915951197449113711371091836690581364295227233250246242242839862801767653613440350
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossoffcrosscross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.91
3:54PM
1.74
4:10AM
1.87
4:30PM
1.72
4:45AM
1.77
5:05PM
1.65
5:19AM
1.64
5:41PM
1.54
5:54AM
1.50
6:20PM
1.42
6:30AM
1.35
7:06PM
1.29
7:15AM
1.20
8:14PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.02
9:47AM
-0.01
9:55PM
0.02
10:22AM
0.02
10:32PM
0.07
10:55AM
0.09
11:08PM
0.17
11:29AM
0.19
11:44PM
0.30
12:05PM
0.31
12:23AM
0.45
12:45PM
0.45
1:11AM
0.61
1:36PM
0.57
2:23AM
0.73
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset------5:15-------5:14-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:12-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222324232120191819252624232322212331302727282221202121212019191818181918191818181922222221212020202323222220191818
Feels °C (?)232120191821222221201819232424242221192028272626261716161717181818181717171919201919191919181819201919181818181918181717

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