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North Beach surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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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 25.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.6 °C max: 26.6 °C min: 24.0 °C)
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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 25.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.6 °C max: 26.6 °C min: 24.0 °C)


How big are the waves at North Beach today?

The current surf forecast for North Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSW
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
SE
0.4
E
0.9
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999991699961361313566677788888677777121212141316141313131212121111111010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3543472993053052552442392011961661661371001037882545555555360107144185247385573621393534427318165308376282233355918110311066655821102811711679563519432411313297242174127144144
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
0
W
5
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
2.01
5:18PM
1.89
5:34AM
1.93
5:43PM
1.81
5:59AM
1.82
6:10PM
1.70
6:28AM
1.68
6:44PM
1.56
7:05AM
1.51
7:35PM
1.40
8:12AM
1.33
9:53PM
1.28
11:23AM
1.28
12:32AM
1.43
1:02PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.30
11:23PM
0.29
11:41AM
0.38
11:48PM
0.39
12:07PM
0.48
12:16AM
0.52
12:38PM
0.61
12:51AM
0.68
1:21PM
0.76
1:50AM
0.87
2:53PM
0.91
4:48AM
0.96
5:57PM
0.86
6:55AM
0.79
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)232324252625252323232424232122212323222220201919181821222120202023222424232119171919182120212020201920212222232222212121

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