Far North (past Ballito to Sodwana)Spike, Mon, 20 May 2013 A week of moderate N winds. Charts show steady cross onshore breezes every day, starting Monday with soft 4' lines and with some NW early, a few waves particularly in south. Tuesday bit of east in a 2-4' swell, fun light NW early again a lot more in south, with pesky N winds by R Bay though not strong. Early birds. N wind goes NE later. Wednesday nice pulse 2-4' from SSW brings fun early options if NW holds sway, otherwise moderate N going NE. Thursday 2-3' surf with moderate N to NW early going N to NE later. Friday calm day with light west or glassy and small 1-2' surf.
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CSIR buoy Durban |
CSIR buoy Richards Bay |
Webcam South Coast |
Webcam Durban |
KZN North Coast
- Sea Temp: 22.4 Degrees C
- Sunset: 5:07 PM
- Sunrise: 6:37 AM
Swell Height And Direction (feet)
Tue 21
Wed 22
Thu 23
Fri 24
Sat 25
Sun 26
Mon 27
Tue 21
20
Wed 22
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 23
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 24
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 25
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 26
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 27
08
11
14
17
Wind Speed And Direction (knots)
Tue 21
20
Wed 22
08
11
14
17
20
Thu 23
08
11
14
17
20
Fri 24
08
11
14
17
20
Sat 25
08
11
14
17
20
Sun 26
08
11
14
17
20
Mon 27
08
11
14
17
Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data
- Tue 21
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 20 2-3 0-1 1-2 23 2-3 0-1 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.0 1.8 14.6 SSW208 5.9 1.8 14.4 SSW208 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 11 21 NNE29 Mod. Wind 12 23 NNE21 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 12:21 AM/1.56m
- 12:51 PM/1.48m
- Low
- 6:57 AM/0.61m
- 7:05 PM/0.56m
- High
- Wed 22
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 0-1 1-2 05 2-3 0-1 1-2 08 2-3 0-1 1-2 11 2-3 0-1 1-2 14 2-3 0-1 1-2 17 1-2 0-1 1-2 20 1-2 0-1 1-2 23 1-2 0-1 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 5.8 1.8 13.8 SSW209 5.6 1.7 13.4 SSW209 5.4 1.7 13.2 SSW210 5.3 1.6 13.1 SSW210 5.2 1.6 12.9 SSW209 5.0 1.5 12.3 SSW201 4.8 1.4 12.1 SSW201 4.7 1.4 12.0 SSW201 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 11 21 N6 Mod. Wind 11 21 N359 Mod. Wind 12 22 N356 Mod. Wind 12 23 N353 Mod. Wind 11 21 N353 Mod. Wind 10 19 N360 Mod. Wind 10 19 N8 Mod. Wind 12 22 N3 Mod. Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 1:16 AM/1.69m
- 1:43 PM/1.61m
- Low
- 7:44 AM/0.47m
- 7:53 PM/0.43m
- High
- Thu 23
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 1-2 0-1 1-2 05 1-2 0-1 1-2 08 1-2 1-2 1-2 11 1-2 1-2 1-2 14 1-2 1-2 1-2 17 1-2 1-2 1-2 20 1-2 1-2 1-2 23 1-2 1-2 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 4.9 1.5 11.9 SSW200 4.8 1.5 11.8 SSW199 4.7 1.4 11.7 SSE156 4.6 1.4 11.2 SSE154 4.5 1.4 11.0 SSE152 4.5 1.4 11.0 SSE148 4.5 1.4 11.0 SE145 4.7 1.4 11.0 SE143 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 12 22 N350 Mod. Wind 10 19 NNW341 Mod. Wind 9 17 NNW338 Mod. Wind 9 17 NNW333 Mod. Wind 9 18 NNW347 Mod. Wind 11 20 N3 Mod. Wind 13 25 N11 Mod. Wind 16 30 N4 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 2:03 AM/1.82m
- 2:28 PM/1.73m
- Low
- 8:27 AM/0.34m
- 8:37 PM/0.32m
- High
- Fri 24
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 2-3 1-2 1-2 05 0-1 0-1 0-1 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 2-3 1-2 1-2 14 1-2 1-2 1-2 17 1-2 1-2 1-2 20 1-2 1-2 1-2 23 1-2 1-2 1-2 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 5.1 1.6 11.0 SE141 5.3 1.6 4.2 N5 5.3 1.6 4.3 N359 5.2 1.6 10.9 SE140 4.9 1.5 10.8 SE141 4.5 1.4 10.7 SE142 4.3 1.3 10.5 SE126 4.2 1.3 10.3 SE130 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 17 31 N353 Fresh Wind 16 30 NNW349 Fresh Wind 16 30 NNW347 Fresh Wind 13 24 NNW328 Mod. Wind 7 14 WNW298 Mod. Wind 4 8 W275 Light Wind 3 6 W271 Calm 5 10 WNW299 Light Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 2:47 AM/1.92m
- 3:12 PM/1.84m
- Low
- 9:08 AM/0.24m
- 9:20 PM/0.25m
- High
- Sat 25
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 1-2 1-2 0-1 05 1-2 1-2 1-2 08 1-2 1-2 1-2 11 1-2 0-1 1-2 14 1-2 0-1 1-2 17 1-2 1-2 2-3 20 2-3 1-2 2-3 23 0-1 0-1 0-1 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 4.1 1.3 10.2 SE132 4.2 1.3 10.2 SE133 4.3 1.3 10.1 SE133 4.4 1.3 13.5 S183 4.8 1.5 13.5 S183 5.3 1.6 13.4 S183 5.7 1.7 13.3 S182 6.0 1.8 4.3 NNW346 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 7 14 WNW286 Mod. Wind 6 12 WNW290 Light Wind 7 13 NW318 Mod. Wind 10 19 NNW330 Mod. Wind 13 24 NNW337 Mod. Wind 15 28 N349 Fresh Wind 17 32 NNW346 Fresh Wind 18 34 NNW341 Fresh Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 3:30 AM/1.98m
- 3:55 PM/1.90m
- Low
- 9:48 AM/0.17m
- 10:03 PM/0.21m
- High
- Sun 26
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 0-1 0-1 0-1 05 0-1 0-1 0-1 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-1 14 0-1 0-1 0-1 17 0-1 0-1 0-1 20 0-1 0-1 0-1 23 0-1 0-1 0-1 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 6.3 1.9 4.7 NNW345 6.4 1.9 4.8 NNW344 6.4 2.0 5.0 NNW342 6.6 2.0 5.2 NNW340 6.9 2.1 5.2 NNW342 7.0 2.1 5.4 NNW346 7.1 2.1 5.6 NNW347 7.4 2.3 5.6 N351 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 19 36 NNW342 Fresh Wind 19 35 NNW339 Fresh Wind 21 40 NNW340 Strong Wind 22 41 NNW339 Strong Wind 22 41 NNW344 Strong Wind 21 39 NNW348 Strong Wind 22 40 N354 Strong Wind 23 43 N353 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 4:12 AM/1.99m
- 4:39 PM/1.92m
- Low
- 10:29 AM/0.15m
- 10:47 PM/0.23m
- High
- Mon 27
Beach forecast
surf range in feetTime Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay 02 0-1 0-1 0-1 05 0-1 0-1 0-1 08 0-1 0-1 0-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-1 14 0-1 0-1 0-1 17 0-1 0-1 0-1 20 0-1 0-1 0-1 23 0-1 0-1 0-1 Regional forecast
Time
hours 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 Open Ocean Swell
feet m period dir° 8.1 2.5 5.7 N353 8.8 2.7 5.9 N354 9.2 2.8 6.2 N355 9.5 2.9 6.3 N352 9.2 2.8 6.5 NNW348 8.7 2.7 6.6 NNW346 7.1 2.2 6.5 NNW347 5.8 1.8 6.4 N352 Wind
kts kph dir° beaufort 26 48 N352 Strong Wind 27 51 N349 Strong Wind 28 52 NNW343 Near Gale 27 51 NNW341 Strong Wind 25 47 NNW335 Strong Wind 23 42 NNW340 Strong Wind 13 25 SW222 Mod. Wind 23 43 SSE168 Strong Wind Tides
time / range- High
- 4:55 AM/1.95m
- 5:23 PM/1.90m
- Low
- 11:11 AM/0.18m
- 11:32 PM/0.29m
- High
