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North Beach surf Forecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Apr 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 24.3°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °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 24.3°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.8 °C max: 25.8 °C min: 23.7 °C)
How big are the waves at North Beach today?
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 214 | 313 | 352 | 286 | 191 | 246 | 263 | 269 | 269 | 230 | 225 | 194 | 158 | 158 | 126 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 51 | 116 | 203 | 229 | 209 | 144 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 132 | 43 | 445 | 596 | 836 | 932 | 984 | 750 | 526 | 517 | 610 | 1380 | 1597 | 1885 | 1751 | 1667 | 1452 | 1241 | 1024 | 847 | 713 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 1.39 | 1:26PM 1.38 | 1:41AM 1.54 | 1:57PM 1.52 | 2:09AM 1.68 | 2:23PM 1.64 | 2:34AM 1.81 | 2:49PM 1.75 | 3:00AM 1.90 | 3:14PM 1.82 | 3:25AM 1.97 | 3:39PM 1.87 | 3:51AM 2.00 | 4:04PM 1.89 | 4:17AM 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 0.81 | 7:27PM 0.74 | 7:55AM 0.66 | 7:57PM 0.61 | 8:22AM 0.52 | 8:24PM 0.48 | 8:46AM 0.41 | 8:50PM 0.38 | 9:11AM 0.32 | 9:15PM 0.30 | 9:36AM 0.27 | 9:41PM 0.26 | 10:01AM 0.24 | 10:07PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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