Surf Forecast Surf Report
North Beach surf break

North Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
North Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.3
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111112121212121212121212121111111111111111111110101010101011111088881111101010149999999151413131515161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)829923109512281508134220682034197319411886172215691496135511821027921822711711627627550540471418331331281281394566367394498413349286277278211216189141141158154132130106284313367231456666839785734
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.53
6:58PM
1.46
7:14AM
1.38
8:14PM
1.34
8:58AM
1.25
10:46PM
1.34
11:35AM
1.30
12:21AM
1.50
12:48PM
1.47
1:14AM
1.70
1:35PM
1.66
1:56AM
1.88
2:15PM
1.83
2:34AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.66
12:43PM
0.68
1:07AM
0.80
1:38PM
0.81
2:42AM
0.93
3:41PM
0.88
5:28AM
0.89
5:49PM
0.78
6:45AM
0.71
6:54PM
0.60
7:31AM
0.52
7:39PM
0.42
8:10AM
0.34
8:20PM
0.26
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset------5:32-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:27-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)212019192019201918171719212224212222212224232323212222222523232421212222222322191720181921222323202120212223232323212320
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