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KwaZulu Natal North Coast 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 KwaZulu Natal North Coast Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the KwaZulu Natal North Coast coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu Natal North Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	0	2	4	2	3	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSE	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.9 ENE	1.1 S	1.2 E	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 ESE	2.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 E	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	6	11	9	14	16	14	14	7	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	681	283	308	535	641	464	569	1157	484	457	348	340	367	1522	783	1024	569	490	561	599	422	449
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	off	cross	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:56PM 1.53	3:19AM 1.47		3:26PM 1.82	3:52AM 1.73		4:01PM 1.75	4:23AM 1.73		4:31PM 1.83	4:58AM 1.80		5:03PM 1.81		5:32AM 1.80	5:37PM 1.96		6:07AM 1.79	6:09PM 1.55		6:42AM 1.56	6:47PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)		9:09PM 0.27	9:16AM 0.51		9:44PM 0.40	9:50AM 0.28		10:13PM 0.20	10:25AM 0.47		10:46PM 0.35	11:00AM 0.48		11:15PM 0.18	11:35AM 0.51		11:50PM 0.38	12:12PM 0.55		12:23AM 0.22	12:46PM 0.40
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	2	-	-	-	-	2	6	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	1	-	3	-
High °C	21	21	24	28	22	23	24	23	23	24	23	25	25	23	27	27	25	26	24	25	23	23
Low °C	21	20	22	27	21	22	23	22	22	24	22	23	25	21	24	25	23	24	24	24	22	22
Chill °C (?)	21	21	24	28	22	23	24	23	23	24	23	25	25	23	27	27	25	26	24	25	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:52	-
Sunset	6:52	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSE	0.8 E	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.3 ESE	2.1 E	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E
Period (s)	11	9	11	11	6	9	14	16	14	14	12	11	8	8	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 S	-	0.5 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	11	-	13	11	11	9	8	9	9	15	14	14	11	11	11	11	14	10	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.8 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	2.2 E	2.5 E	-	1.4 SSW	1.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.4 NE	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	6	5	8	6	6	-	-	8	6	5	7	6	-	8	8	8	-	5	6	7	3	2

	Thursday 18					Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu Natal North Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 S	1.1 E	0.9 S	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	11	11	12	12	12	9	9	12	9	11	14	16	16	16
Energy(?)	656	693	209	373	460	538	400	420	598	575	459	706	554	1014	920	558	411	414	569	1385	1553	1679
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	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)			2:53PM 1.78				3:19AM 1.61				3:26PM 1.82				3:52AM 1.73				4:01PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)	8:43AM 0.37				9:12PM 0.45				9:16AM 0.51				9:44PM 0.40				9:51AM 0.48				10:12PM 0.19
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	2
Temp. °C	20	20	21	21	20	20	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	20	21	24	23	23	24	23	23	22
Chill °C (?)	20	20	21	21	20	20	21	22	24	24	23	22	22	20	21	24	23	23	24	23	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.7 E	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	9	10	11	11	8	8	11	11	12	6	6	9	9	8	9	9	14	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 S	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.5 S	0.8 S	-	0.6 S	0.8 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	7	6	6	6	10	12	-	13	8	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	9	9	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 SE	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.4 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	6	8	8	8	6	6	8	6	6	6	6	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	8

	Thursday 18															Friday 19
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu Natal North Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSE	1.1 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.0 E	1.1 S	1.2 E	2.2 SE	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	10	12	9	9	6	12	7	8	11	11	10	10	8	11	8	8	11	11	11	11	12	12
Energy(?)	727	885	193	191	292	365	438	432	261	261	373	373	348	508	460	604	283	244	570	453	503	497
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	on	off	cross	off	cross- on	cross	on	on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:57PM 1.66													3:19AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)	8:43AM 0.37													9:09PM 0.30
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	22	20	23	20	20	20	20	20	21
Chill °C (?)	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	22	20	23	20	20	20	20	20	21
Sunrise	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	0.8 E	1.3 SSE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	6	12	6	6	6	6	8	7	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	13	9	9	11	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	1.1 SE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.2 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	9	6	9	9	9	12	12	12	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	12	11	11	9	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 S	1.7 S	-	-	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.1 E	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	2.2 SE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.3 E	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	10	7	-	-	-	-	7	8	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	5	6	4	4	4

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