Durban KwaZulu Natal Surf

Detailed Durban KwaZulu Natal surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Durban KwaZulu Natal. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Durban KwaZulu Natal over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Durban KwaZulu Natal and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Durban KwaZulu Natal Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Durban KwaZulu Natal Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Durban KwaZulu Natal coastline are also listed below.

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	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	0.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.5 ENE	2.1 NE	0.5 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.0 S	2.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	14	11	18	16	16	15	12	11	6	7	18	8	15	14	13	13	12	12	10	10
Energy(?)	610	563	545	254	605	2238	850	1258	542	580	295	787	241	335	548	228	439	739	608	408	876	1668
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:21PM 1.54	8:39AM 1.25		9:24PM 1.58	9:51AM 1.24		10:48PM 1.34	11:40AM 1.13		12:23AM 1.35	1:11PM 1.24		1:40AM 1.41		2:18PM 1.59	2:37AM 1.52		3:07PM 1.51	3:22AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	1:52PM 0.31		2:39AM 0.47		2:52PM 0.60	3:51AM 0.71		4:02PM 0.52		5:25AM 0.56	5:41PM 0.55		6:54AM 0.51	7:13PM 0.49		8:03AM 0.54		8:20PM 0.39	8:53AM 0.29		9:15PM 0.45	9:35AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	6	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	-	1	-	-	2	-
High °C	23	23	21	18	18	16	17	18	18	19	20	18	23	22	20	19	21	18	20	21	19	17
Low °C	19	22	18	18	17	16	16	17	15	15	20	17	17	22	18	19	19	16	16	19	17	15
Chill °C (?)	23	23	21	17	17	15	17	18	18	18	20	17	23	22	20	19	21	18	20	21	19	15
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.6 ENE	0.8 E	0.7 E	2.1 SSW	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.1 E	1.2 E	0.7 E	1.6 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 E	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	9	11	11	16	16	15	12	11	11	7	8	8	8	7	13	13	12	12	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 NE	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.0 ESE	1.2 E	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.1 SW	0.6 E	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.8 ENE	0.9 E	0.1 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	16	14	14	8	18	12	7	12	8	15	15	11	11	11	15	11	7	11	6	11	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.5 ENE	2.1 NE	1.7 NE	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	1.4 S	2.0 S	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	5	6	6	-	-	-	-	4	6	7	7	-	5	-	-	-	-	5	10	10

	Thursday 17							Friday 18								Saturday 19
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.2 E	0.7 SW	1.3 ENE	0.9 E	2.3 NE	2.5 NE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	11	16	11	11	8	8	14	14	14	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	566	513	500	716	349	1057	1372	545	357	435	1382	670	1207	4065	4014	1172	1056	1507	1382	1299	623	1102
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		7:45AM 1.59					8:19PM 1.58				8:39AM 1.25				9:24PM 1.41				9:53AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)				1:52PM 0.30					2:39AM 0.47				2:46PM 0.43				3:51AM 0.71				4:10PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	24	23	24	24	21	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17
Chill °C (?)	18	19	24	23	24	24	21	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	17
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	1.3 ENE	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	1.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 ESE	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	8	8	9	9	9	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	7	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	0.9 SW	1.0 NE	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 SSW	1.2 E
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	10	11	14	11	14	8	11	11	11	12	6	6	7	6	6	15	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 ENE	2.3 NE	2.5 NE	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	-	-	-	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	8	8	8	8	8	5	6	5	5	6	6	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-

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	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.4 NE	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 SW	0.9 E	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	16	11	11	11	8	16	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	11	8	11	11	14	10	14
Energy(?)	612	302	566	412	458	513	611	593	500	642	558	133	136	563	319	372	605	311	312	332	193	296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)						7:45AM 1.59													8:21PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)												1:52PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	19	18	19	20	23	25	25	24	25	24	22	24	25	24	23	23	22	21	20
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	19	18	19	20	23	25	25	24	25	24	22	24	25	24	23	23	22	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 E	0.9 SW	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	2.1 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.1 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	16	15	11	14	11	8	11	11	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 NE	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 NE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.9 SW	0.9 E	0.2 SSW	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 E	0.9 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	7	16	16	16	8	11	10	14	11	15	10	14	14	12	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NE	-	-	0.5 NNE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.4 NE	0.7 NE	1.1 NE	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.7 SW	0.2 S	0.7 SW
Period (s)	6	-	-	3	7	7	8	6	8	-	-	11	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	8	14