KwaZulu Natal North Coast Surf

KwaZulu Natal North Coast Surf Forecast

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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KwaZulu Natal North Coast Wavefinder

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	Thu		Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			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	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	3	3	0	3	0	0	4	2	2	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.1 S	1.9 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period(s)	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	8	9	8	11	8	10	10
Energy	1262	1010	603	1236	728	638	902	847	675	632	658	575	466	521	485	889	1220	340	436	215	206	269
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)	6:03PM 1.53		6:12AM 1.78	6:43PM 1.51		6:51AM 1.52	7:30PM 1.42		7:39AM 1.44		8:26PM 1.55	8:42AM 1.53		9:36PM 1.45	10:01AM 1.28		10:52PM 1.46	11:24AM 1.36		12:01AM 1.53	12:30PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		12:04AM 0.44	12:26PM 0.43		12:46AM 0.52	1:08PM 0.44		1:36AM 0.59	1:58PM 0.51		2:38AM 0.69		3:00PM 0.56	3:56AM 0.66		4:12PM 0.55		5:17AM 0.60	5:29PM 0.53		6:22AM 0.58	6:36PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	5	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	17	22	20	19	19	20	19	21	21	21	21	24	21	20	20	19	19	20	17	20	23
Low °C	18	17	19	20	18	17	19	15	19	21	19	18	21	17	19	20	16	17	19	15	16	21
Chill °C (?)	21	17	22	20	19	19	20	19	21	21	21	21	24	21	20	20	19	19	20	17	20	23
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.5 NE	1.9 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 E
Period (s)	12	12	7	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	11	8	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 S	0.8 ESE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SE	1.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	8	12	8	11	11	10	10	9	9	11	11	10	9	14	14	9	9	9	9	10	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	-	-	1.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	0.8 NE	1.2 NNE	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSW	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 N	0.9 NE
Period (s)	6	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	4	5	7	8	9	-	-	3	3	5

	Thursday 04					Friday 05								Saturday 06								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	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	2.2 NE	1.8 NE	1.1 S	1.2 SSE	1.9 S	2.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	7	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	604	674	1262	1094	1304	1010	1139	718	603	825	1236	1814	744	728	665	604	638	789	902	803	863	847
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	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
High Tide / height (m)				6:03PM 1.55				6:12AM 1.78				6:43PM 1.50				6:51AM 1.52				7:30PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)		11:50AM 0.31				12:04AM 0.44				12:27PM 0.37				12:46AM 0.52				1:08PM 0.46				1:36AM 0.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	light rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	2	1	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	28	18	17	19	17	20	19	22	20	20	18	19	18	18	17	19	20	19	18	18	17
Chill °C (?)	25	28	18	17	19	17	20	19	22	20	20	18	19	18	18	17	19	20	19	18	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	2.2 NE	1.8 NE	1.5 NE	1.2 SSE	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	7	7	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.7 NE	0.8 ESE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SSE	1.0 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	6	8	7	7	8	8	12	12	12	8	8	11	11	11	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.9 NE	-	-	1.5 N	-	1.6 SSW	1.8 S	2.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	8	-	-	8	-	7	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 04	Friday 05
	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	Bog Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.2 NE	2.1 NE
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	8	8
Energy	527	547	604	681	537	674	745	943	1262	1261	1274	1094	1088	1033	1304	1190	1292	1010	1111	1130	1139	1100
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											6:03PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)				11:50AM 0.31													12:05AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	25	26	27	28	27	26	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	17	18	17	17	17	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	20	25	26	27	28	27	26	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	17	18	17	17	16	20	20
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	0.8 ENE	2.2 NE	2.1 NE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.7 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.6 ESE	1.4 S	1.4 S
Period (s)	8	5	6	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.0 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.9 NE	-	1.9 NE	-	-	1.9 S	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	-	8	-	-	11	-	-