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 06:50 AM and sunset is at 05:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:54PM1.74m
4:02AM1.77m
4:28PM1.82m
4:36AM1.81m
5:03PM1.88m
5:10AM1.82m
5:37PM1.90m
5:45AM1.80m
6:13PM1.90m
6:22AM1.76m
6:51PM1.85m
7:01AM1.69m
7:33PM1.78m
7:45AM1.59m
8:22PM1.68m
8:40AM1.48m
9:24PM1.58m
9:57AM1.39m
10:48PM1.51m
11:39AM1.37m
00:22AM1.52m
1:12PM1.45m
1:38AM1.60m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.38m
9:58PM0.45m
10:14AM0.31m
10:34PM0.40m
10:47AM0.26m
11:09PM0.37m
11:21AM0.24m
11:45PM0.37m
11:55AM0.25m
00:22AM0.39m
12:31PM0.30m
1:02AM0.45m
1:11PM0.37m
1:46AM0.53m
1:56PM0.48m
2:40AM0.63m
2:52PM0.60m
3:51AM0.71m
4:10PM0.70m
5:25AM0.73m
5:50PM0.73m
6:56AM0.66m
7:20PM0.67m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
S
12.0
1.2
S
12.0
1.4
SSW
13.0
1.7
SSW
13.0
1.5
SSW
13.0
1.9
SSW
13.0
2.3
S
8.0
2.5
SSW
14.0
2.5
SSW
15.0
2.3
SSW
14.0
2.4
SSW
14.0
1.9
S
14.0
1.6
S
13.0
1.6
SSE
13.0
1.5
SSE
12.0
1.4
SE
12.0
1.4
SE
12.0
1.4
SE
11.0
1.6
SE
11.0
1.8
SE
11.0
1.7
S
13.0
1.6
SSW
15.0
1.6
SSW
15.0
1.7
SSW
14.0
1.6
S
13.0
2.3
S
7.0
3.5
S
13.0
3
SSW
14.0
2.4
SSW
14.0
2
SSW
14.0
1.8
SSW
13.0
1.6
SSW
13.0
1.9
SSW
13.0
2.5
S
8.0
5
S
12.0
3.5
S
12.0
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
0
NE
5
N
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
N
35
NNE
40
NE
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SE
15
SE
15
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
30
S
30
SSW
5
SW
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
30
SW
 mm 
1
5
4
6
1
1
3
1
max°C
20
20
18
19
21
22
17
16
17
20
23
19
21
21
19
20
20
19
20
21
19
24
28
25
27
21
19
16
16
16
23
28
24
18
18
15
Moonrise
4:43
5:46
6:49
7:53
8:56
9:58
11:01
12:06
1:13
2:23
3:33
Moonset
6:38
7:26
8:08
8:44
9:18
9:49
10:19
10:50
11:24
12:02
12:46
1:39
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
Sunset
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
Today's sea temperature in Durban is 22.1 °C (Statistics for 10 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 21.8 max: 23.6 min: 20.5°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Thursday 10 Jul 2025
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