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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	Thu	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	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 KwaZulu Natal North Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Mapelane KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.5 NE	3.0 S	3.5 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.8 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	7	6	8	7	8	9	12	10	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	8
Energy(?)	2518	585	527	1361	1159	1457	523	483	552	680	253	383	199	80	146	84	89	130	86	67	165	131
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	on	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:37PM 1.31	12:18PM 1.52		12:42AM 1.41	1:05PM 1.63		1:25AM 1.51	1:40PM 1.73		1:58AM 1.61		2:11PM 1.82	2:31AM 1.58		2:40PM 1.88	2:58AM 1.74		3:10PM 1.69	3:26AM 1.77		3:38PM 1.69	3:57AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		5:45AM 0.77	6:45PM 0.59		6:42AM 0.67	7:25PM 0.62		7:23AM 0.58	7:58PM 0.51		7:56AM 0.50		8:26PM 0.28	8:31AM 0.29		8:55PM 0.37	8:58AM 0.24		9:23PM 0.33	9:27AM 0.21		9:48PM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	22	2	5	-	1	-	2	-	1	2	-	-	7	1	-	-
High °C	21	20	21	20	24	23	19	19	21	19	17	20	19	20	20	19	21	22	20	21	21	20
Low °C	19	20	20	18	22	21	19	19	20	17	17	20	18	20	19	19	20	21	19	20	20	18
Chill °C (?)	21	20	21	19	24	23	19	19	21	19	17	20	19	20	20	19	21	22	20	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:32	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.7 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.7 NE	1.0 SE	0.6 SE	0.2 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	7	8	8	10	9	6	12	10	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.5 SSE	0.1 S	1.3 SSE	1.4 SE	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	1.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	11	14	10	12	-	8	7	14	10	8	11	11	8	8	4	10	16	7	6	6	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 S	-	1.3 ENE	2.5 NE	3.0 S	3.5 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 SSE	-	-	-	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.3 SW	0.6 S	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	5	7	6	8	7	8	9	-	-	-	4	4	5	4	7	7	2	5	-	-

	Thursday 13			Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu Natal North Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	2.5 NE	2.4 NE	0.8 SE	1.4 SSE	3.0 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	13	12	8	8	8	8	7	7	8
Energy(?)	936	949	1327	2518	1077	703	585	650	527	574	681	1361	1346	397	679	1256	1457	1040	1061	523	451	427
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	on	on	on	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
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
High Tide / height (m)				11:37PM 1.31				12:18PM 1.52				12:42AM 1.41				1:05PM 1.63				1:27AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)		5:39PM 0.86				5:45AM 0.77				6:44PM 0.74				6:43AM 0.56				7:27PM 0.47				7:24AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	10	8	3	2
Temp. °C	22	21	19	19	19	20	20	21	20	20	19	18	19	22	24	23	21	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	22	21	18	19	19	20	20	21	19	19	18	18	19	22	24	23	21	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-
Sunset	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	2.2 S	2.2 S	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 SSE	0.9 SE	0.7 NE	1.0 SE	1.8 S	1.0 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE
Period (s)	12	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	12	12	8	11	8	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.1 S	-	0.3 SW	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.0 SE	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	0.5 NE	1.1 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	17	-	8	8	8	11	11	14	-	12	10	10	10	8	8	-	8	10	8	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.5 NE	2.4 NE	0.4 NNW	1.8 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S
Period (s)	9	9	10	11	-	-	-	4	5	6	7	7	7	5	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	8

	Thursday 13									Friday 14
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu Natal North Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 SSE	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.8 SSE	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	880	917	1068	958	991	948	990	1060	1015	1015	1026	2518	1211	1153	889	792	926	835	690	892	795	808
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)										11:37PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)				5:39PM 0.86												5:45AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	2.2 S	2.2 S	0.3 E	0.3 E	2.0 S	1.9 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.8 SSE	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	17	17	17	-	-	8	8	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.3 S	-	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	-	11	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8