The Spot surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
4
3
5
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)877799879101214131314141313131311111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30027926917816916917839598123983713506743083257298724732029166713181054426345303373
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.16
12:38AM
1.15
1:11PM
1.34
1:29AM
1.30
1:50PM
1.50
2:03AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.68
6:48AM
0.57
7:31PM
0.52
7:32AM
0.43
8:04PM
0.38
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:16-------5:16
Sunset--6:06-------6:07-------6:07-----
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light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C212121201919191820201917171616171719191917161721
Feels °C (?)171719191818161315111211131315161314131312131420
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Spot (calm at Port Edward 57 km from The Spot). 2.4m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the ESE and a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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