KwaZulu Natal North Coast Surf

Detailed KwaZulu Natal North Coast 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 KwaZulu Natal North Coast. 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 KwaZulu Natal North Coast. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in KwaZulu Natal North Coast over the next 7 days. Surf photos from KwaZulu Natal North Coast and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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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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	Sat		Sunday 30			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	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	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	0	0	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	2.1 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.1 S	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.9 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.8 S	1.9 ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	9	8	8	8	14	16	12	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	6	6	10	7
Energy(?)	106	687	335	447	162	483	317	172	483	506	260	133	197	501	441	248	392	469	552	234	200	568
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		11:09PM 1.39	11:54AM 1.64		12:21AM 1.37	12:51PM 1.77		1:17AM 1.42	1:39PM 1.89		2:04AM 1.77		2:25PM 1.92	2:48AM 1.85		3:09PM 1.98	3:34AM 1.92		3:49PM 2.04	4:17AM 1.94		4:31PM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)	5:12PM 0.78		5:19AM 0.66	6:20PM 0.65		6:25AM 0.55	7:12PM 0.51		7:19AM 0.43	7:59PM 0.37		8:04AM 0.19		8:40PM 0.14	8:52AM 0.10		9:25PM 0.20	9:38AM 0.26		10:07PM 0.18	10:19AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	-	2	6	2	1	1	-	1	1	-	-
High °C	23	22	23	24	21	21	23	21	24	27	21	22	20	19	17	19	18	23	25	23	25	24
Low °C	22	20	22	23	20	20	23	19	22	23	20	21	19	18	17	19	18	20	24	21	23	24
Chill °C (?)	23	22	23	24	21	21	23	21	24	27	21	22	20	19	17	19	18	23	25	23	25	24
Sunrise	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-
Sunset	6:39	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.1 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.6 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.9 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	8	14	8	12	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.7 SE	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	0.7 S
Period (s)	12	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	13	-	-	-	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 S	2.1 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	-	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	0.6 S	0.9 SSE	1.1 SSE	-	-	0.9 SE	0.7 ENE	1.5 NE	1.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.9 ENE
Period (s)	6	9	8	8	-	-	-	4	5	4	4	6	6	-	-	6	4	5	6	6	7	7

	Saturday 29					Sunday 30								Monday 01								Tue
	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	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.5 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	2.4 S	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 S
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	13	12	12	13
Energy(?)	249	123	282	374	439	861	1534	565	335	274	213	209	610	650	293	352	483	463	459	346	277	340
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)	10:43AM 1.53					11:09PM 1.39				11:54AM 1.64				12:20AM 1.46				12:51PM 1.77				1:14AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)				5:12PM 0.78				5:11AM 0.52				6:15PM 0.47				6:22AM 0.46				7:12PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	22	23	22	22	21	20	22	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	25	22	23	22	22	21	20	22	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:42	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.9 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	8	7	7	9	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	13	12	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	2.4 S	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	-	-	1.6 S	1.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ESE	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	8	5	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	3	-

	Saturday 29															Sunday 30
	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	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.5 SE	1.0 ENE	1.4 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.9 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	2.0 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	8	7	5	6	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	6
Energy(?)	208	254	249	225	39	129	222	230	282	298	342	428	113	116	101	101	578	666	666	1217	1534	315
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			10:43AM 1.53													11:07PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)										5:12PM 0.78												5:12AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	3	2	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	25	24	24	22	22	22	23	22	22	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	22
Chill °C (?)	25	25	25	24	24	22	22	22	23	22	22	21	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	22
Sunrise	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	9	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 SE	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 ESE	0.3 S	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 E
Period (s)	8	13	13	11	8	13	13	12	13	13	13	7	12	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.9 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 S	2.0 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	1.6 S
Period (s)	-	8	8	8	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	8	5	5	6	6	8	9	9	9	9	6