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 — and sunset is at 06:55 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:36PM1.76m
6:07AM1.79m
6:11PM1.71m
6:46AM1.75m
6:50PM1.64m
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
Low Tide
11:50PM0.38m
12:12PM0.55m
00:25AM0.42m
12:52PM0.61m
1:04AM0.48m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
7
2.1
S
6
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SW
15
SSE
10
E
10
N
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
30
E
35
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
ESE
45
SSW
 mm 
1
1
4
1
1
6
3
5
16
11
20
29
1
1
2
2
1
1
max°C
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
24
25
24
26
23
Moonrise
8:37
9:37
10:36
11:36
12:39
1:44
2:54
4:07
5:20
6:28
7:27
8:17
Moonset
9:39
10:12
10:42
11:11
11:41
12:13
12:49
1:31
2:22
3:22
4:31
5:43
Sunrise
4:52
4:52
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:56
4:56
4:58
4:58
4:58
5:00
Sunset
6:55
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
6:59
6:59
7:00
7:00
7:00
Today's sea temperature in Durban is
23.6° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 24.5 max: 25.8 min: 23.6°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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