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 04:50 AM and sunset is at 06:53 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
3:26PM1.82m
3:52AM1.73m
3:59PM1.84m
4:25AM1.77m
4:31PM1.83m
4:58AM1.80m
5:03PM1.81m
5:32AM1.80m
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
Low Tide
9:16AM0.51m
9:44PM0.40m
9:51AM0.48m
10:15PM0.37m
10:25AM0.47m
10:46PM0.35m
11:00AM0.48m
11:17PM0.36m
11:35AM0.51m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
2.1
E
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
ENE
25
NE
0
NNW
20
S
15
S
0
WNW
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
E
15
SSW
35
SW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
NNE
35
SSE
20
S
10
W
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
 mm 
1
9
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
7
3
1
max°C
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
25
25
23
26
26
23
25
26
24
24
24
22
23
23
22
24
24
22
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
24
23
Moonrise
3:53
4:43
5:39
6:37
7:37
8:37
9:37
10:36
11:36
12:39
1:44
2:54
Moonset
6:45
7:36
8:22
9:03
9:39
10:12
10:42
11:11
11:41
12:13
12:49
Sunrise
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:56
Sunset
6:53
6:54
6:54
6:55
6:55
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
Today's sea temperature in Durban is
23.7° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 24.4 max: 25.7 min: 23.4°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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