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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	Thu	Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	2	2	4	4	4	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.7 S	2.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	1.2 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	8	14	17	7	14	17	15	14	14	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	17	15	11	15	7
Energy(?)	468	168	323	831	266	2005	1717	833	273	226	360	449	456	433	433	485	348	587	414	282	283	143
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:02AM 1.63		4:28PM 1.61	4:36AM 1.67		5:02PM 1.67		5:10AM 1.69	5:37PM 1.90		5:45AM 1.80	6:13PM 1.66		6:20AM 1.56	6:51PM 1.64		7:01AM 1.69	7:32PM 1.63		7:43AM 1.42		8:22PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	9:52PM 0.29	10:15AM 0.16		10:28PM 0.24	10:48AM 0.11		11:03PM 0.22	11:20AM 0.09		11:45PM 0.37	11:55AM 0.25		12:19AM 0.24	12:30PM 0.13		12:59AM 0.30	1:11PM 0.37		1:44AM 0.38	1:52PM 0.31		2:40AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	3	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	23	21	17	17	17	21	23	19	19	21	18	20	21	20	20	22	19	22	25	22
Low °C	15	15	22	17	17	16	16	17	21	18	18	20	16	18	20	18	19	20	16	17	22	21
Chill °C (?)	18	19	23	21	16	17	17	21	23	19	19	21	18	20	21	20	20	22	19	22	25	22
Sunrise	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 E	2.2 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 E	0.9 E	1.7 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	7	8	8	9	10	14	17	10	10	8	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E
Period (s)	15	16	14	17	16	10	10	15	14	14	13	10	12	12	12	11	12	17	15	14	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NE	-	-	1.5 S	1.7 S	-	-	1.3 NNE	1.7 ENE	1.2 NNE	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	0.8 NE	1.4 NE	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	6	7	-	-	5	6	6	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	5	6	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South
Rating	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	9	9	10	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	15
Energy(?)	140	711	436	468	631	372	302	275	237	249	271	831	547	1608	3560	2512	1267	1620	1453	1717	1411	566
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:53PM 1.53				4:02AM 1.58				4:28PM 1.82				4:36AM 1.62					5:02PM 1.67				5:10AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)			9:52PM 0.29				10:15AM 0.17				10:34PM 0.40				10:48AM 0.11					11:03PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	18	17	16	16	21	23	21	21	19	18	17	16	15	16	17	16	16	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	20	19	18	17	16	16	21	23	21	21	18	17	16	15	14	15	17	16	16	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50
Sunset	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	1.2 SW	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 SW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 E
Period (s)	8	16	7	7	15	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	10	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.1 NE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.1 S
Period (s)	14	8	16	15	8	15	15	15	14	10	13	17	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.4 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	1.5 S	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	10