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.

KwaZulu Natal North Coast Photos

KwaZulu Natal North Coast Wavefinder

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	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	Umhlanga KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	1	4	4	2	3	2	0	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9
kJ	1392	890	828	686	817	1088	2857	1169	1014	664	404	537	1242	1839	1034	753	411	334	241
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSE	WNW	SSW	ENE	NW	NNE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-on	off	cross-off	on	off	cross-off	on	cross-off
High Tide	3:44AM1.65m		4:07PM1.67m	4:14AM1.78m		4:35PM2.07m	4:44AM1.96m		5:04PM1.88m		5:11AM1.88m	5:32PM1.90m		5:40AM1.96m	6:01PM1.87m		6:09AM1.80m	6:32PM1.85m
Low Tide	9:37PM0.33m	9:55AM0.20m		10:07PM0.26m	10:22AM0.11m		10:39PM0.21m	10:49AM0.07m		11:06PM0.18m	11:18AM0.06m		11:36PM0.18m	11:47AM0.08m		00:07AM0.21m	12:17PM0.13m		00:40AM0.29m


mm	11	4	4	9	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	17	17	16	16	18	20	19	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	23	21
Min °C	16	16	15	14	15	19	17	15	18	15	16	18	14	15	18	16	15	21	20
Chill °C	16	16	15	15	17	19	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	23	21
	—	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:33	—	—
	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:21	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSE 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	E 9	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9
kJ	174	890	108	488	231	63	51	145	373	664	404	537	1242	1839	1034	753	411	334	241
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 9	E 9	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 17	S 15	SSW 12	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	S 11	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	67	106	158	61	61	86	—	—	157	110	50	21	42	14	9	33	19	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5
kJ	1392	—	828	686	817	1088	2857	1169	1014	476	311	—	—	—	—	—	13	41	46
Sea °C	23	22	23	22	23	23	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	22	23	22	22	23
Diff °C	+1.0	+0.6	+1.0	+0.6	+1.0	+1.0	+2.0	+1.0	0.0	0.0	+0.3	0.0	+0.7	+2.0	+0.6	+1.0	+0.3	+0.3	+1.0