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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 09			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Cape Vidal KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	0	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	4	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	1.0 S	2.4 S	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	1.7 E	0.8 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.4 E	2.0 ENE	1.3 E	1.7 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	2.3 SSW	3.0 S
Period(s) (?)	12	11	8	13	13	12	11	15	15	7	8	20	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	7	8
Energy(?)	489	302	676	877	607	557	199	601	855	257	780	1006	825	668	318	880	299	449	509	381	988	1479
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:30AM 1.73	7:32PM 1.34		8:07AM 1.50		8:12PM 1.35	8:59AM 1.51		9:14PM 1.09	10:09AM 1.28		11:05PM 1.03	12:00PM 1.26		12:59AM 1.08	1:24PM 1.34		2:01AM 1.31		2:16PM 1.45	2:43AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)	1:09AM 0.47	1:39PM 0.66		1:44AM 0.59		2:16PM 0.63	2:25AM 0.59		3:12PM 0.74	3:22AM 0.65		4:54PM 0.94		5:08AM 0.79	6:41PM 0.68		6:56AM 0.74	7:48PM 0.64		7:59AM 0.63		8:31PM 0.48
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	7	3	-
High °C	25	26	23	21	24	25	23	25	26	24	26	28	25	27	26	24	26	26	24	24	25	23
Low °C	24	24	22	21	22	25	22	24	26	22	24	26	23	25	25	23	25	26	24	23	23	21
Chill °C (?)	25	26	23	21	24	25	23	25	26	24	26	28	25	27	26	24	26	26	24	24	25	23
Sunrise	-	5:01	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:51	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.6 E	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 E	1.5 E	0.8 SSW	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.4 SSW	1.6 E	1.3 E	0.4 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.5 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	12	11	6	13	13	12	11	15	15	7	8	20	8	8	14	8	8	12	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.7 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.7 NE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 SW	0.4 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 NE	0.8 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	9	6	15	9	8	8	8	10	8	12	11	11	18	16	13	13	12	12	11	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 NE	-	2.4 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	-	-	1.1 E	1.5 ESE	0.8 NE	1.7 E	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 E	1.4 E	2.0 ENE	-	1.7 ENE	1.1 NE	-	2.3 SSW	3.0 S
Period (s)	6	-	8	6	7	-	-	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8	9	-	7	8

	Thursday 08			Friday 09								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating	0	0	4	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 S	1.1 S	2.5 NE	1.9 NE	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	2.3 S	2.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.1 S	2.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	7	7	11	11	11	7	6	14	8	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	16
Energy(?)	600	625	1251	831	438	375	302	658	376	682	554	1736	2809	672	708	511	557	427	442	279	327	516
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	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 Tide / height (m)		6:58PM 1.69				7:27AM 1.65				7:33PM 1.32					8:10AM 1.39				8:12PM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)				1:09AM 0.47				1:39PM 0.66				1:44AM 0.59					2:16PM 0.63				2:25AM 0.59
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	24	24	23	23	26	24	23	23	21	22	21	21	22	22	24	25	24	24	23	23	24
Chill °C (?)	25	24	24	23	23	26	24	23	23	21	22	21	21	22	22	24	25	24	24	23	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05
Sunset	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.9 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.7 E	0.4 E	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 E	1.8 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	12	12	7	7	6	11	11	7	8	14	10	8	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.7 S	0.1 NE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 SSW	0.7 S
Period (s)	15	16	11	11	11	6	6	15	6	7	15	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.5 NE	1.9 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 NNE	-	2.3 S	2.1 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	2.1 S	2.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.0 E	-	-	1.2 E
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	6	6	-	7	6	7	8	14	13	7	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	7

	Thursday 08									Friday 09
	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	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating	0	0	4	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.9 ENE	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.9 NE	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	2.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	7	12	11	12	7	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	6
Energy(?)	627	566	600	713	582	626	609	641	515	358	493	831	567	361	505	344	357	375	371	365	302	500
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross	on	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)					6:55PM 1.59													7:27AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)												1:09AM 0.47
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	25	25	27	25	25	24	25	23	25	23	23	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	23
Chill °C (?)	25	25	25	25	27	25	25	24	25	23	25	23	23	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.9 ENE	1.2 S	1.6 ENE	1.1 S	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.0 S	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	7	12	7	12	7	7	12	7	7	11	11	11	11	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	-	0.3 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 E	1.0 S	0.8 E	1.2 S	0.4 E	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.8 E	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 E
Period (s)	15	15	15	-	9	8	8	11	5	11	9	11	11	6	11	11	6	6	6	6	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	0.9 NNE	2.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.9 NE	-	0.7 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 NE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	2.4 SSW
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	-	4	7	6	7	-	5	2	3	5	6	6	6	-	6

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