Durban Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Durban Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 04:54 AM and sunset is at 06:57 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:30AM1.71m
7:35PM1.56m
8:23AM1.65m
8:33PM1.48m
9:30AM1.60m
9:50PM1.42m
10:50AM1.59m
11:23PM1.42m
12:10PM1.64m
00:46AM1.51m
1:18PM1.73m
1:51AM1.63m
2:17PM1.82m
2:49AM1.76m
3:06PM1.91m
3:37AM1.87m
3:50PM1.97m
4:20AM1.95m
4:32PM1.99m
5:01AM1.99m
5:11PM1.96m
5:39AM1.97m
5:48PM1.90m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.67m
1:51AM0.55m
2:38PM0.74m
2:51AM0.62m
3:53PM0.78m
4:07AM0.68m
5:21PM0.75m
5:34AM0.68m
6:40PM0.67m
6:52AM0.62m
7:44PM0.54m
7:59AM0.54m
8:38PM0.41m
8:54AM0.44m
9:24PM0.30m
9:42AM0.36m
10:07PM0.22m
10:25AM0.32m
10:46PM0.19m
11:06AM0.32m
11:24PM0.20m
11:45AM0.37m
00:00AM0.26m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
E
6
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2
S
9
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
S
15
SE
0
NNE
20
E
20
E
10
N
25
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
E
30
SW
10
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
0
N
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
 mm 
2
2
5
1
5
2
1
9
3
1
1
1
23
1
1
7
7
9
6
2
1
1
max°C
22
22
22
22
22
21
23
23
21
23
24
23
24
24
23
25
25
22
24
24
23
25
25
24
23
22
22
24
25
23
27
28
23
21
22
21
Moonrise
10:36
11:36
12:39
1:44
2:54
4:07
5:20
6:28
7:27
8:17
8:58
9:33
Moonset
11:11
11:41
12:13
12:49
1:31
2:22
3:22
4:31
5:43
6:55
8:02
Sunrise
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:56
4:56
4:58
4:58
4:58
5:00
5:00
5:01
Sunset
6:57
6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
6:59
6:59
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
Today's sea temperature in Durban is
23.5° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 24.7 max: 25.8 min: 23.6°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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