Surf forecast · South Africa · KwaZulu-Natal
Surf forecast North Beach (Durban) today
Waves, swell and wind at North Beach (Durban) (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
Good light wind.
North Beach (Durban) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑S | 14–28 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑S | 13–32 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑S | 20–45 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 28–63 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 15:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑SSE | 10–20 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 5 s ↑SSE | 10–26 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 12–30 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑S | 7–31 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 10–18 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 15–34 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 16–37 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SE | 20–49 km/h ↑SSE 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 Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around North Beach (Durban)
Open the waves map centred on North Beach (Durban)
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.
More about North Beach (Durban)
Water temperature in Durban · Tides in Durban · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at North Beach (Durban) today?
- Good: waves 1.7 m at 9 s from SSE, swell 1.5 m · 9 s S (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at North Beach (Durban)?
- Wind 3 km/h from ENE: light wind for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf North Beach (Durban) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at North Beach (Durban)?
- 23.3 °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
Ballito 38 km · Nahoon Reef (East London) 457 km · Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) 741 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 761 km · Tofo 803 km · Victoria Bay 926 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off North Beach (Durban), 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.