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 04:47 AM and sunset is at 06:45 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3:49PM2.04m
4:17AM1.94m
4:31PM1.99m
5:01AM1.90m
5:13PM1.90m
5:46AM1.84m
5:56PM1.78m
6:32AM1.74m
6:41PM1.64m
7:23AM1.64m
7:31PM1.51m
8:21AM1.55m
8:32PM1.39m
9:32AM1.48m
9:52PM1.31m
10:51AM1.47m
11:20PM1.31m
12:01PM1.51m
00:31AM1.36m
12:56PM1.58m
1:23AM1.44m
1:39PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.26m
10:07PM0.18m
10:22AM0.29m
10:48PM0.21m
11:06AM0.36m
11:30PM0.28m
11:51AM0.47m
00:13AM0.38m
12:39PM0.59m
00:58AM0.50m
1:32PM0.71m
1:49AM0.62m
2:37PM0.81m
2:50AM0.73m
3:59PM0.86m
4:06AM0.79m
5:25PM0.84m
5:24AM0.79m
6:33PM0.78m
6:28AM0.75m
7:23PM0.69m
7:19AM0.69m
8:03PM0.61m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
S
5
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
10
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2
E
7
2.1
S
6
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
 km/h
25
NE
20
NE
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
SE
10
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
SW
40
SSW
20
S
5
NNE
20
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
SW
 mm 
3
1
1
12
3
9
3
1
12
15
15
max°C
26
27
24
23
23
21
21
22
22
24
26
24
26
26
24
23
22
21
20
22
22
28
28
25
29
30
28
25
21
20
22
23
23
31
32
25
Moonrise
7:46
8:50
9:44
10:28
11:04
11:36
12:04
12:31
12:57
1:25
1:55
Moonset
4:41
5:47
6:58
8:09
9:17
10:21
11:20
12:16
1:11
2:05
3:00
3:56
Sunrise
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:47
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:48
4:48
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:50
6:50
6:51
6:52
6:52
Today's sea temperature in Durban is
24.5° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 23.7 max: 24.9 min: 22.4°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 05 Dec 2025
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