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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	Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Fri
	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating	1	2	2	1	4	5	0	4	3	0	3	3	0	0	2	2	3	1	2	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	2.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	9	13	11	14	15	15	14	13	11	7	14	13	12	11	12	11	11	10	7	8
Energy(?)	318	310	140	379	1092	518	1984	2675	1399	754	319	654	402	366	354	592	742	154	212	234	523	272
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	on	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		3:40PM 1.71	3:49AM 1.70		4:08PM 1.99	4:19AM 1.93		4:38PM 1.85	4:45AM 1.75		5:05PM 1.79		5:12AM 1.90	5:29PM 1.99		5:36AM 1.64	5:54PM 1.67		6:01AM 1.51	6:18PM 1.57		6:25AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	9:25AM 0.15		9:45PM 0.18	9:55AM 0.06		10:17PM 0.25	10:25AM 0.17		10:43PM 0.10	10:49AM 0.01		11:09PM 0.11	11:16AM 0.21		11:37PM 0.30	11:40AM 0.11		12:01AM 0.22	12:04PM 0.21		12:25AM 0.33	12:28PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	20	21	22	19	18	19	18	20	21	19	19	19	19	19	24	20	21	22	20	23
Low °C	19	21	18	19	21	17	18	19	16	18	19	16	17	18	15	15	22	19	19	21	20	21
Chill °C (?)	20	22	20	21	22	19	18	19	18	20	21	18	19	19	19	19	24	20	21	22	20	23
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	5:35	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 E	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.3 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	9	13	11	14	15	15	14	13	7	14	7	7	12	7	7	7	6	6	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.5 S	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.9 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	1.1 S	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	9	9	12	9	9	6	10	10	10	10	11	7	14	13	9	11	12	11	11	10	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 ENE	-	-	1.7 SSW	-	-	-	0.6 NE	1.4 NE	-	2.0 SSW	-	0.3 ENE	0.9 NE	1.6 NE	1.8 ENE	-	-	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	11	-	-	-	3	6	-	7	-	6	4	7	7	-	-	6	7	-

	Thu	Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 E	0.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	13	13	13	12	11	12	14	14	16	15	15	15
Energy(?)	290	408	664	619	318	247	192	285	216	237	837	671	379	254	191	370	846	2152	5592	7275	4279	1755
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:17AM 1.61				3:39PM 1.91				3:49AM 1.65				4:08PM 1.99				4:18AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)	9:12PM 0.28				9:26AM 0.30				9:45PM 0.18				9:56AM 0.21				10:15PM 0.11				10:23AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	19	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	19	21	21	21	19	18	17	16	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	20	19	19	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	19	21	21	21	19	18	17	16	17	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.9 E	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 E	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	6	9	12	12	12	9	9	12	11	11	13	13	13	12	11	9	14	14	16	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.9 S	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSW	1.1 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	9	6	9	9	9	12	13	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	12	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 21			Friday 22
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban KwaZulu Natal	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Margate Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S
Period(s) (?)	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	274	302	290	332	218	250	244	883	664	652	573	619	322	322	318	363	356	351	345	324	310	190
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)								3:17AM 1.61												3:40PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		9:12PM 0.28												9:26AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	19	19	20	20	22	22	22	22	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	19	19	20	20	22	22	22	22	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 E
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	-	0.7 ENE	0.5 E
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	-	4	4