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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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	Fri		Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Fri
	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	Zinkwazi KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating	2	2	3	4	4	3	0	3	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.9 E	0.6 SSE	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.1 ENE	1.2 S	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	1.0 E
Period(s)	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	8	13	8	8	8	10	8	12	12	11
Energy	1129	1821	1152	1078	1154	638	523	519	443	307	263	300	270	254	316	320	312	428	213	597	336	310
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)	2:45PM 1.76	3:01AM 1.92		3:24PM 1.88	3:43AM 2.13		4:03PM 1.91	4:22AM 1.93		4:44PM 1.89		5:02AM 2.13	5:27PM 1.82		5:46AM 1.83	6:15PM 1.72		6:32AM 1.62	7:11PM 1.54		7:27AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)		8:44PM 0.10	9:16AM 0.04		9:27PM 0.03	9:54AM 0.03		10:07PM 0.04	10:32AM 0.05		10:49PM 0.09	11:12AM 0.12		11:34PM 0.20	11:57AM 0.22		12:21AM 0.36	12:46PM 0.34		1:19AM 0.51	1:43PM 0.47
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	20	22	22	21	23	20	22	25	20	23	24	21	22	24	22	23	28	20	22	25
Low °C	21	19	20	22	20	20	22	17	20	23	18	21	22	18	20	22	21	20	22	19	20	23
Chill °C (?)	22	20	20	22	22	21	23	20	22	25	20	23	24	21	22	24	22	23	28	20	22	25
Sunrise	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-
Sunset	5:09	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.0 ENE	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	1.2 S	0.9 ESE	1.0 E
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	6	13	12	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 ENE	1.1 S	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.3 S	0.9 S	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 S	0.5 E	1.0 E	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	7	7	15	12	7	15	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	9	13	12	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSW	1.4 S	1.2 S	-	-	0.7 ENE	1.3 NE	-	1.0 ENE	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	0.5 ENE	-	0.9 NNE	1.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	-
Period (s)	-	5	6	6	-	-	7	6	-	5	3	-	-	4	-	3	-	4	8	6	6	-

	Friday 15					Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Mon
	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	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North
Rating	3	0	2	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 ENE	0.9 S
Period(s)	12	12	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	12
Energy	688	683	1129	1760	1778	1821	1656	1326	1152	1339	1078	1009	1117	1154	678	511	638	450	523	448	278	519
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	on	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	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:45PM 1.76				3:01AM 1.92				3:24PM 1.88				3:43AM 2.04				4:03PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)	8:38AM 0.12				8:46PM 0.10				9:16AM 0.04				9:27PM 0.04				9:54AM 0.03				10:07PM 0.02
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	25	21	22	20	20	19	20	20	21	22	20	22	21	19	18	21	23	22	20	22	17
Chill °C (?)	22	25	21	22	20	20	19	20	20	21	22	20	22	21	19	18	21	23	22	20	22	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 E	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.3 S	0.5 E	0.7 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	15	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	15	7	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.9 ENE	-	-	0.7 SW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	-	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	0.6 NE	-	1.3 NE
Period (s)	3	6	-	-	3	5	6	6	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	4	-	6

	Friday 15															Saturday 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	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating	3	0	2	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy	598	714	688	736	713	683	762	794	1129	2186	1760	1760	1757	1900	1778	1734	1691	1821	1796	1842	1656	1639
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)							2:44PM 1.80													3:01AM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)	8:38AM 0.12												8:46PM 0.10
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	22	24	26	25	25	24	21	24	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20
Chill °C (?)	20	21	22	24	26	25	25	24	21	24	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20
Sunrise	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.6 E	1.4 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	5	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	6	16	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.4 NNW	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	5	5	3	5	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	6	6

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