South Africa · Today · Tue 3 Nov

Durban surf forecast

Today at Durban: 1/5, best 05-09, 1.3–1.8 m, onshore ESE 16 km/h.

New Pier

2/10
Best window
05-09
Waves
1.3–1.8 m 4–6 ft
Period
7 s SE
Wind
onshore ESE 16 km/h
Tide
mid rising

Skip: the wind spoils it, head-high, onshore ESE.

intermediate surfers and up Watch out for: crowded, piers, rips, sharks.

Updated 09:52 local time

Durban, hour by hour

Today · Tue 3 Nov

TimeStarsSurf mSwellWind km/hTide m
05:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.6m7 s17onshore · gusts 29-0.2
06:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.6m7 s17onshore · gusts 31-0.1↑ rising
07:001.4–1.84–6 ft1.6m7 s15onshore · gusts 310.0↑ rising
08:001.4–1.84–6 ft1.6m7 s15onshore · gusts 260.1↑ rising
09:001.4–1.84–6 ft1.6m8 s15onshore · gusts 270.3↑ rising
10:001.4–1.85–6 ft1.6m8 s15onshore · gusts 280.4↑ rising
11:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s14onshore · gusts 300.5↑ rising
12:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s15onshore · gusts 310.5↓ falling
13:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s16onshore · gusts 330.4↓ falling
14:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s18onshore · gusts 340.2↓ falling
15:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s21onshore · gusts 350.1↓ falling
16:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s23onshore · gusts 36-0.1↓ falling
17:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.6m8 s17onshore · gusts 34-0.2↓ falling

Tomorrow · Wed 4 Nov

TimeStarsSurf mSwellWind km/hTide m
05:001.3–1.74–5 ft1.3m8 s8cross-shore · gusts 23-0.3↓ falling
06:00Best 06–101.2–1.64–5 ft1.3m8 s10cross-shore · gusts 22-0.3↓ falling
07:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.3m8 s10cross-shore · gusts 21-0.2↑ rising
08:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.3m8 s10cross-shore · gusts 22-0.1↑ rising
09:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.3m8 s10cross-shore · gusts 240.1↑ rising
10:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.3m9 s11cross-onshore · gusts 240.4↑ rising
11:001.2–1.74–5 ft1.3m9 s14onshore · gusts 280.6↑ rising
12:001.3–1.74–6 ft1.2m10 s16onshore · gusts 310.7↑ rising
13:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.2m11 s18cross-onshore · gusts 330.6↓ falling
14:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.2m12 s18cross-onshore · gusts 340.5↓ falling
15:001.4–1.84–6 ft1.2m12 s16cross-onshore · gusts 330.2↓ falling
16:001.4–1.85–6 ft1.2m13 s13cross-onshore · gusts 310.0↓ falling
17:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.2m13 s13cross-shore · gusts 28-0.2↓ falling

Durban: next days

About Durban

New Pier: jetty break, faces E. Best with ESE swell, W wind (offshore), around mid tide, 1.0–2.0 m. Intermediate surfers and up. Watch out for: crowded, piers, rips, sharks.

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When Durban works

31% of days at Durban rated 3+ stars in the last year; May led with 55% (waves near 2.0 m), July trailed at 19%.

November at Durban: 20% of days 3+ stars, waves near 2.0 m; today 1/5.

Breaks near Durban

Today: Durban 1/5, Jeffreys Bay 3/5 (740 km away), Victoria Bay 2/5 (924 km).

  1. Jeffreys Bay505-08 · 740 km
  2. Victoria Bay405-09 · 924 km
  3. Mossel Bay212-16 · 966 km
  4. Elands Bay706-07 · 1241 km
  5. Muizenberg407-11 · 1276 km
  6. Llandudno606-10 · 1284 km

Questions

Durban: best time today?

Not today (1/5). Better: Wed 4 Nov, 06-10 (2/5).

Durban: beginner friendly?

Durban is for intermediate surfers up; it works at 1.0–2.0 m. Beginners: smallest days, with a school.