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 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			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	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	St Lucia KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kosi Bay KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South
Rating	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	0.9 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	2.4 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 ENE	3.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.1 SSE	1.6 SE	0.7 S	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	13	11	11	13	13	8	10	10	9	10	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	8	9	6	7
Energy(?)	341	419	414	426	369	267	845	776	519	366	482	189	1200	548	387	326	382	280	540	177	207	344
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	7:47PM 1.38		8:55AM 1.27		9:39PM 1.27	11:04AM 1.41		11:31PM 1.30	12:18PM 1.52		12:42AM 1.41	1:08PM 1.55		1:26AM 1.46	1:40PM 1.73		1:58AM 1.61		2:11PM 1.82	2:29AM 1.68		2:42PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)		2:17AM 0.76		3:14PM 0.79	4:09AM 0.82		5:26PM 0.77		5:45AM 0.77	6:44PM 0.74		6:43AM 0.56	7:20PM 0.59		7:23AM 0.58	7:58PM 0.51		7:56AM 0.50		8:27PM 0.43	8:27AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	23	23	24	22	23	23	20	20	20	20	23	23	20	19	18	18	18	21	19	23	23
Low °C	24	20	22	23	21	23	22	19	20	20	19	22	21	19	19	18	17	18	21	17	20	22
Chill °C (?)	25	23	23	24	22	23	23	20	20	20	20	23	23	20	19	18	18	18	21	18	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-
Sunset	6:24	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 ENE	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.8 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SSE	1.6 SE	0.9 E	0.6 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	7	11	11	10	13	12	8	10	9	10	8	8	11	10	8	9	9	8	6	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 SSE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	11	13	6	8	13	8	8	-	12	11	10	11	11	7	11	11	10	9	9	9	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	-	0.4 SSW	1.5 S	2.4 S	2.0 S	0.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 S	3.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSE	-	-	-	0.9 NE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	-	3	4	-	6	6	8	10	8	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	-	-	-	5	6	7

	Tuesday 11					Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	1	0	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 NE	1.2 ENE	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	11	7	7	6	7	13	11	14	11	11	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	7	8	9	9	10
Energy(?)	115	584	681	560	311	419	343	554	408	435	467	468	522	392	426	343	267	563	704	721	772	987
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)				7:40PM 1.30					9:07AM 1.39				9:18PM 1.35					11:04AM 1.41				11:35PM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)		1:43PM 0.82					2:02AM 0.63				3:36PM 0.91				4:09AM 0.82					5:39PM 0.86
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	25	25	23	21	20	20	22	23	23	23	22	23	21	21	23	23	23	22	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	24	25	25	23	21	20	20	22	23	23	23	22	23	21	21	23	23	23	22	20	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	11	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	14	11	11	11	11	13	11	14	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 NE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	-	0.4 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	1.5 S	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	7	7	7	6	2	3	3	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	6	4	6	7	8	9	9	10

	Tuesday 11															Wednesday 12
	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Kosi Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South
Rating	1	0	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	1.2 ENE	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	7	7	6	7	7	6	12	7	7	7	6	7	6	7	12	12	13	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	165	346	391	334	314	584	397	440	341	345	342	370	327	432	310	302	410	419	387	349	323	319
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)												7:39PM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)						1:43PM 0.82													2:17AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	26	31	25	25	28	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	23	24	26	31	25	25	28	23	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.5 S	0.7 S	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	7	11	12	12	7	7	12	12	7	7	7	14	12	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.2 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.1 E	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	12	14	15	10	11	11	15	15	11	11	11	11	15	14	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.8 NE	-	-	-	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	7	7	6	-	7	6	6	-	-	-	6	7	6	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4