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North Beach surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 23.7°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 24.0 °C max: 24.9 °C min: 23.1 °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 23.7°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 24.0 °C max: 24.9 °C min: 23.1 °C)
How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 469 | 186 | 255 | 451 | 378 | 290 | 248 | 178 | 604 | 379 | 211 | 153 | 69 | 66 | 87 | 85 | 353 | 416 | 280 | 199 | 395 | 365 | 268 | 251 | 710 | 531 | 511 | 439 | 342 | 268 | 246 | 237 | 261 | 239 | 341 | 322 | 306 | 208 | 251 | 384 | 258 | 238 | 223 | 257 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 241 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 251 | 256 | 262 | 256 | 212 | 173 | 169 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 1.84 | 5:42PM 1.74 | 5:54AM 1.69 | 6:21PM 1.61 | 6:32AM 1.53 | 7:07PM 1.48 | 7:18AM 1.38 | 8:12PM 1.37 | 8:36AM 1.25 | 9:56PM 1.33 | 10:40AM 1.23 | 11:34PM 1.39 | 12:08PM 1.30 | 12:33AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10PM 0.35 | 11:32AM 0.36 | 11:47PM 0.49 | 12:08PM 0.49 | 12:27AM 0.64 | 12:47PM 0.63 | 1:16AM 0.78 | 1:38PM 0.76 | 2:34AM 0.89 | 3:01PM 0.85 | 4:37AM 0.91 | 4:52PM 0.85 | 6:07AM 0.82 | 6:07PM 0.78 | 6:57AM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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