Surf forecast · South Africa · KwaZulu-Natal
Surf forecast Ballito today
Waves, swell and wind at Ballito (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Ballito surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 14–23 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 11–25 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 16–35 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 26–49 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 5 s ↑S | 8–16 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 8–19 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 9–23 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 2–29 km/h ↑SE light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 5–8 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 18–34 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 17–35 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 27–55 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2.1 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SE | 22–37 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.8 m · 6 s ↑SE | 21–40 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.7 m · 6 s ↑SE | 21–45 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SE | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑SE | 18–43 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 03:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Ballito
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Ballito today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 8 s from SE, swell 1.1 m · 8 s SSE (Sun 03:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Ballito?
- Wind 6 km/h from SW: light wind for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf Ballito today?
- 08:00–11:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Ballito?
- 23.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
North Beach (Durban) 38 km · Nahoon Reef (East London) 495 km · Tofo 765 km · Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) 777 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 797 km · Victoria Bay 959 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Ballito, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.