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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	Tue		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tue
	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	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North
Rating	2	0	1	3	2	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.0 E	1.2 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	1.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	12	7	12	12	14	14	9	13	13	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	8	7	7	5
Energy(?)	197	402	125	417	245	196	350	195	352	232	217	223	92	146	113	212	310	105	178	59	59	175
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		10:26PM 1.34	11:40AM 1.47		12:41AM 1.25	1:21PM 1.57		2:04AM 1.56		2:24PM 1.72	2:56AM 1.75		3:10PM 1.62	3:36AM 1.67		3:49PM 1.81	4:13AM 1.78		4:24PM 2.03	4:48AM 1.85		4:57PM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)	4:16PM 0.86	4:48AM 0.84		6:17PM 0.69		6:54AM 0.79	7:46PM 0.55		8:10AM 0.65		8:43PM 0.49	8:59AM 0.29		9:23PM 0.17	9:41AM 0.17		9:59PM 0.05	10:20AM 0.28		10:32PM -0.02	10:52AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	25	27	28	24	24	25	24	27	27	24	26	26	25	26	29	25	26	27	25	26	32
Low °C	27	24	25	26	23	24	25	23	24	24	22	24	26	23	25	28	23	24	26	23	25	31
Chill °C (?)	27	25	27	28	24	24	25	24	27	27	24	26	26	25	26	29	25	26	27	25	26	32
Sunrise	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-
Sunset	6:55	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.3 ENE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 ENE	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.4 SSW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.2 SSE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	9	9	5	8	8	8	7	7	11	7	7	7	7	7	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 E	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 S
Period (s)	13	12	6	12	12	14	14	6	13	8	14	13	12	12	11	7	10	10	9	8	9	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	-	1.0 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	1.4 ENE	-	-	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	-	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	6	12	-	7	6	-	-	-	4	-	6	-	-	7	6	6	6	-	8	4	-	5

	Tuesday 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Fri
	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	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	0	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	7	7	6	12	12	12	12	7	7	7	13	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	213	193	197	349	201	402	200	558	125	147	157	268	356	507	312	229	294	182	156	297	354	375
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	9:41AM 1.51				10:20PM 1.20					11:40AM 1.47				12:42AM 1.16				1:21PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)			4:16PM 0.86				4:37AM 0.69					6:20PM 0.62				6:47AM 0.63				7:48PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	27	27	25	24	24	24	25	27	27	26	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	23	23	24
Chill °C (?)	27	27	27	25	24	24	24	25	27	27	26	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	23	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.9 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	12	6	6	7	7	7	8	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	5	6	6	12	13	-	12	14	14	14	14	13	8	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.3 ENE	-	0.7 SSW	-	1.2 SSW	-	0.3 E	1.0 ENE	0.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	-	-
Period (s)	7	4	6	6	-	12	-	12	-	2	7	3	6	6	-	-	-	3	4	5	-	-

	Tuesday 27															Wednesday 28
	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	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Cape Vidal KZN North
Rating	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	0	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.4 NE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7
Energy(?)	252	241	213	303	233	193	187	231	197	227	227	129	209	304	190	128	184	402	402	508	328	274
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		9:41AM 1.51													10:24PM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)									4:16PM 0.86												4:37AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	27	27	28	28	27	29	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Chill °C (?)	27	27	27	28	28	27	29	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Sunrise	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.5 S	1.1 E	0.5 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	6	11	7	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.4 NE	1.1 E	0.6 S	1.2 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	7	7	6	6	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	5	12	12	12	12	4