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The Spot surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Spot today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Spot at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Spot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | |
39 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 56 | 48 | 82 | 110 | 281 | 513 | 1132 | 1029 | 1085 | 1351 | 1382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.58m | 4:55PM1.52m | 5:03AM1.55m | 5:29PM1.49m | 5:36AM1.50m | 6:05PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.22m | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:16AM0.25m | 11:29PM0.36m | 11:50AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 110 | 281 | 513 | 943 | 1029 | 1085 | 1351 | 1382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 86 | 106 | 89 | 88 | 58 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 77 | 13 | 35 | 55 | 111 | 57 | 14 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 1132 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 24 |
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