The Spot surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 3PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)16561515151414131913610101010121211611131013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244347212154524644374112341745834730827917910016047692044
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.94
3:47PM
1.79
4:03AM
1.97
4:20PM
1.80
4:37AM
1.94
4:55PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
-0.04
9:47PM
-0.05
10:15AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:32---
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212327282626262524252423232221202021272828302724
Feels °C (?)222326272727252523222020212221202020252527282722
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