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North Beach is a surf beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Durban · KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa

North Beach

Today · best overall at 07–09h · beginner: works · 0.3 m ankle high · offshore wind

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0.3 m now · to be confirmed

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.3m now at the spot RefiningRead at 00:21 (South Africa)

Very small surf today · still refining

0.3 m waves with light wind. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.

★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.

Plan the session

Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.3 m · best 0.6 m at 07h. Best day: WED 4, 0.9 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · wind sea SE 0.9m out at sea · 5sWind ESE · 15 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall1.3 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.6

1529

0.6

1528

0.7

1534

0.7

1635

0.8

1840

0.7

1841

0.7

2044

0.6

1946

0.7

2043

0.9

1946

1.0

1841

1.0

1536

1.0

1429

0.9

925

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

Technical detail

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · wind sea E 0.9m out at sea · 5sWind W · 4 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.2 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.9

414

0.9

413

0.9

618

0.9

1024

0.9

1433

0.8

1435

0.8

1435

0.8

1637

0.8

1437

0.9

932

0.9

722

0.7

518

0.7

210

0.8

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

Technical detail

Wednesday 4 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Wednesday 4 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 1.1m at the spot · swell E 1.2m out at sea · 6sWind NE · 23 km/h

Best surf 16–18h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall1.3 · 17h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.4

1635

0.5

1840

0.6

2044

0.7

2551

0.8

2756

0.9

2959

1.0

3061

1.0

3264

1.0

3163

1.0

2959

1.1

2354

1.1

2347

1.1

1942

1.1

1634

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Thursday 5 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Thursday 5 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.3m at the spot · swell S 1.2m out at sea · 6sWind SW · 15 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.3 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.3

1535

0.3

1332

0.3

1131

0.3

1131

0.3

1232

0.3

1332

0.3

1232

0.3

1132

0.3

1032

0.3

931

0.3

929

0.3

927

0.3

924

0.3

821

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Friday 6 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Friday 6 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.3m at the spot · swell S 0.8m out at sea · 8sWind NE · 3 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.3 · 07h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.3

311

0.3

313

0.3

518

0.2

924

0.2

1130

0.2

1234

0.2

1236

0.2

1137

0.2

1135

0.2

1232

0.2

1430

0.2

1128

0.2

827

0.2

828

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Saturday 7 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Saturday 7 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.6m at the spot · swell SSE 1.6m out at sea · 6sWind SSW · 23 km/h

Best surf 16–18h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.8 · 17h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.4

2454

0.4

2354

0.5

2556

0.6

2959

0.7

3361

0.7

3159

0.6

3261

0.7

3262

0.6

3063

0.6

2765

0.6

2366

0.6

1967

0.6

1567

0.6

1465

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Sunday 8 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Sunday 8 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.8m at the spot · swell SE 1.2m out at sea · 6sWind SSW · 9 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.9 · 08h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.8

1128

0.8

929

0.7

729

0.7

531

0.7

732

0.8

1034

0.9

1335

1.0

1536

0.9

1637

0.9

1538

0.9

1439

1.0

1439

1.1

1440

1.1

1540

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

Technical detail

Monday 9 November in 6 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Monday 9 November in 6 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

The sea right now

Live map

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.

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About the beach

North Beach

A sandy beach break on the Durban beachfront, between the piers, facing the Indian Ocean, with warm water.

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Surfing North Beach

North Beach is a surf beach in Durban, South Africa.

What level is North Beach for?

North Beach has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.