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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 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			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	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	3	2	2	3	2	0	2	3	0	3	2	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSW	1.2 E	1.5 S	1.3 E	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E
Period(s) (?)	8	9	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	11	10	10	9	12	8	12	12	14	13	13
Energy(?)	871	545	591	585	584	431	503	449	349	652	587	466	527	289	348	850	359	363	480	665	509	540
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:16PM 1.45	2:43AM 1.44		2:53PM 1.44	3:18AM 1.42		3:28PM 1.69	3:49AM 1.69		3:55PM 1.85	4:20AM 1.64		4:27PM 1.86	4:49AM 1.87		4:55PM 1.82		5:19AM 1.99	5:25PM 1.93		5:48AM 1.99	5:55PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)		8:32PM 0.51	8:42AM 0.50		9:08PM 0.34	9:16AM 0.37		9:39PM 0.26	9:49AM 0.29		10:08PM 0.15	10:20AM 0.22		10:37PM 0.09	10:50AM 0.17		11:05PM 0.04	11:24AM 0.35		11:35PM 0.22	11:53AM 0.17
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	4	2	2	1	2	2	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	26	26	24	24	25	24	25	23	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	22	23	22	23	24
Low °C	24	24	24	25	22	23	24	23	24	22	20	21	21	20	20	22	21	21	23	20	22	24
Chill °C (?)	25	24	26	26	24	24	25	24	25	23	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	22	23	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:15	-
Sunset	7:01	-	-	6:53	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:59	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.2 S	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 SSW	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	0.7 S	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	12	8	12	6	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 N	1.1 E	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 SW	1.0 E	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	18	16	13	13	8	10	8	8	8	8	13	9	11	12	10	10	10	12	9	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	-	-	0.4 NNE	1.6 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.4 SE	-	-	-	1.1 S	1.3 S	0.7 S	1.2 ESE	-	0.7 NE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	6	7	8	10	-	-	3	5	7	7	7	-	-	-	10	6	6	12	-	4	5

	Thursday 15					Friday 16								Saturday 17								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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	St Lucia KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.8 S	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.2 E	1.6 SSW	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	1.3 E
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	10	10
Energy(?)	240	330	293	656	741	717	533	650	632	446	815	761	672	584	582	511	512	403	490	438	538	439
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:16PM 1.45				2:43AM 1.44				2:53PM 1.45				3:18AM 1.57				3:23PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)					8:33PM 0.46				8:42AM 0.50				9:08PM 0.38				9:17AM 0.39				9:39PM 0.28
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	30	24	25	24	23	22	24	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	23	25	25	25	23	24	22
Chill °C (?)	30	24	25	24	23	22	24	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	23	25	25	25	23	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.9 NE
Period (s)	11	10	10	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	8	8	8	9	10	10	8	8	9	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NE	1.2 NNE	0.3 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	1.1 NE
Period (s)	5	5	4	8	8	8	6	8	8	7	10	10	11	10	10	-	-	-	-	3	-	5

	Thursday 15															Friday 16
	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	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	St Lucia KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.8 S	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.6 S	1.2 E	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 E	1.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	6	7	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	8
Energy(?)	314	184	180	279	500	492	331	281	293	583	808	789	279	289	289	581	512	457	457	439	610	627
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	on	on	on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)							2:16PM 1.45												2:41AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)													8:32PM 0.51
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	29	30	30	27	26	25	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	24	23	23	22	23	22
Chill °C (?)	29	30	30	27	26	25	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	23	24	23	23	22	23	22
Sunrise	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.4 S	1.3 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	11	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.0 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	19	18	18	10	10	10	18	17	16	10	17	17	16	16	15	15	9	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.2 NNE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.8 S	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	-	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	8	5	5	6	7	7	5	4	4	8	8	8	5	5	6	8	6	8	8	-	7	8

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