Warner Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa)

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Warner Beach Surf Guide

Warner Beach in Hibiscous Coast is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of sharks and rocks.

Warner Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	25.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Warner Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Warner Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Warner Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Warner Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in June while 25% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

25%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Warner Beach Location Map

Interactive Warner Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Warner Beach is Durban International Airport (DUR) in South Africa, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Warner Beach is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR), also in South Africa, 37 km (23 miles) away.

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Warner Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 18:53 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08			Sat
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	S	S
Period (s)	13	15	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off

What does Warner Beach look like?

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Tides at Warner Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Amanzimtoti, 2 km from Warner Beach.

Next High Water: 07:38pm | 1.21m

Next Low Water: 01:44am | 0.69m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Warner Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with warm air temperatures at Warner Beach today (feels like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and warmer sea temperatures (25.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or perhaps a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 25.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Warner Beach

Surf stats for Warner Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Warner Beach

Wind stats for Warner Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Warner Beach Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.3
Consistency of Surf:3.3
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.0
Crowds:3.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Local from South Africa

“Warner Beach is in the Sapphire Coast South Africa.”

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