The Spot surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 03 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
NE
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313612126611111111111313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9387045773262572491951351311191138179119474747463067676610459
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
10
SSE
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
1.83
4:06PM
1.76
4:25AM
1.90
4:34PM
1.79
4:52AM
1.91
5:00PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
0.07
10:10PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.02
10:37PM
-0.05
10:58AM
0.03
11:03PM
-0.03
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:28-------6:27-------6:25---
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192123242423222120222526262424232225313128232424
Feels °C (?)182020202121202221242625252425242326293031242727
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