The Spot surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 Aug 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
21.3° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.1
SE
2.2
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
1.2
ESE
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131316151414131177771514141312121077151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1463654182513232232015427464387350434447486466324278175203424231153182
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.17
7:42PM
1.17
8:01AM
1.02
9:23PM
1.03
12:31PM
0.98
12:57AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.61
2:09AM
0.72
2:20PM
0.77
5:19AM
0.80
6:23PM
0.80
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:11------
Sunset----5:39-------5:40-------5:40---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181823232220201920192020191919191819212120191919
Feels °C (?)191821222318171516151718191818201819191818171818
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  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (calm at Port Edward 57 km from The Spot). 1.4m 13s groundswell from the S to make surfable waves.

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