Dolphin Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ballito Surf Report & Forecast

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7-day forecast

Updated just now Forecast data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

This week

3–5 ft Today Fair
2–3 ft Wed Fair to Good
2–4 ft Thu Fair
3–5 ft Fri Good
3–5 ft Sat Fair to Good
3–5 ft Sun Fair
3–5 ft Mon Good

Right now 17:27 SAST

3–5 ft Chest to shoulder high

Fair

Swell

0.9 m 7 s

ESE 119°

2nd swell

0.7 m 7 s

SSE 161°

Wind

14 km/h

Light cross-shore S · gusts 28 km/h

Tide

Falling 0.7 m

High 04:36 · Low 22:27

Water

22°C

Rash vest or 1 mm neoprene top

Weather

23°C Sunny

05:20 18:03

Best today: 15:00–18:00 · Fair

Best times to surf

Fri 16 Oct 06:00–08:00 Good 2–3 ft Light & variable
Tomorrow 06:00–10:00 Fair to Good 2–3 ft Light & variable
Today · on now 17:00–18:00 Fair 3–5 ft Light cross-shore

7-day forecast

Ballito surf forecast

Local time at the break (SAST, UTC+2)

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Surf height (coloured by rating) Wind: offshore → onshore

Today 13 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 15–18h Wed 14 Oct 2–3 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–10h Thu 15 Oct 2–4 ft Fair AMPM 06–10h Fri 16 Oct 3–5 ft Good AMPM 06–08h Sat 17 Oct 3–5 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–08h Sun 18 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 06–10h Mon 19 Oct 3–5 ft Good AMPM 06–09h

Tuesday 13 October Today

Fair 3–5 ft 1.5 m @ 7 s ESE Best 15:00–18:00 Overcast, 26°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.5 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 11 s S	4 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight NNE	-0.4 mRising	21°CClear
03:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.3 m5 s E+ 0.5 m 11 s S	12 km/hgusts 19 km/hX-off WSW	0.7 mRising	21°CClear
06:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 11 s S	29 km/hgusts 55 km/hCross SSW	0.5 mFalling	22°COvercast
09:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s S	29 km/hgusts 59 km/hCross SSW	-0.7 mFalling	25°CPartly cloudy
12:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	0.9 m6 s SE+ 0.7 m 7 s S	24 km/hgusts 50 km/hCross S	-0.5 mRising	26°CSunny
15:00Now	3–5 ftFair	0.9 m7 s SSE+ 0.7 m 7 s SSE	15 km/hgusts 37 km/hX-on S	0.7 mRising	24°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–5 ftFair	0.9 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 7 s SSE	15 km/hgusts 27 km/hCross SSW	0.6 mFalling	23°CSunny
21:00	3–4 ftFair	0.8 m6 s S+ 0.6 m 6 s ESE	16 km/hgusts 33 km/hCross SW	-0.5 mFalling	22°CPartly cloudy

Tides High 04:08 Low 10:09 High 16:21 Low 22:27

High 04:08 0.8 m Low 10:09 -0.8 m High 16:21 0.9 m Low 22:27 -0.8 m Now

05:20 18:03 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October Tomorrow

Fair to Good 2–3 ft 0.9 m @ 7 s ESE Best 06:00–10:00 Overcast, 25°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.9 m5 s SSE+ 0.7 m 7 s SE	5 km/hgusts 18 km/hLight SW	-0.5 mRising	22°CClear
03:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.8 m6 s ESE+ 0.7 m 7 s SSE	3 km/hgusts 6 km/hLight WNW	0.5 mRising	20°CPartly cloudy
06:00	2–3 ftFair to Good	0.8 m7 s E+ 0.5 m 9 s S	5 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight NW	0.6 mFalling	20°COvercast
09:00	2–3 ftFair to Good	0.8 m7 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s S	8 km/hgusts 21 km/hOnshore ESE	-0.5 mFalling	25°CPartly cloudy
12:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s S	13 km/hgusts 30 km/hOnshore ESE	-0.5 mRising	24°COvercast
15:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s S	9 km/hgusts 23 km/hX-on ENE	0.5 mRising	25°COvercast
18:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 8 s S	9 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on ENE	0.7 mFalling	23°COvercast
21:00	2–3 ftFair to Good	0.8 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SSE	6 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight N	-0.3 mFalling	22°CPartly cloudy

Tides High 04:36 Low 10:33 High 16:46 Low 22:55

High 04:36 0.7 m Low 10:33 -0.7 m High 16:46 0.8 m Low 22:55 -0.6 m

05:18 18:03 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Fair 2–4 ft 0.9 m @ 7 s E Best 06:00–10:00 Partly cloudy, 29°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–3 ftFair to Good	0.8 m4 s E+ 0.6 m 7 s E	9 km/hgusts 18 km/hCross NNE	-0.5 mRising	23°CMostly clear
03:00	2–3 ftFair	0.9 m4 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s E	1 km/hgusts 2 km/hLight WNW	0.4 mRising	21°CMostly clear
06:00	2–3 ftFair	0.9 m4 s E+ 0.5 m 8 s E	4 km/hgusts 8 km/hLight W	0.6 mFalling	22°CSunny
09:00	2–3 ftFair	0.9 m5 s E+ 0.5 m 8 s ESE	5 km/hgusts 16 km/hLight SE	-0.2 mFalling	28°CSunny
12:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m5 s E+ 0.4 m 9 s SSE	21 km/hgusts 45 km/hCross S	-0.5 mRising	27°CSunny
15:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m5 s ESE+ 0.5 m 6 s SSE	21 km/hgusts 43 km/hCross S	0.3 mRising	26°CPartly cloudy
18:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m4 s SSE+ 0.7 m 7 s E	16 km/hgusts 35 km/hCross SSW	0.6 mFalling	24°CPartly cloudy
21:00	2–3 ftGood	0.6 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s ESE	7 km/hgusts 25 km/hLight SW	-0.2 mFalling	23°CPartly cloudy

Tides High 04:58 Low 11:03 High 17:09 Low 23:23

High 04:58 0.7 m Low 11:03 -0.6 m High 17:09 0.6 m Low 23:23 -0.6 m

05:17 18:04 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Friday 16 October

Good 3–5 ft 1.2 m @ 10 s SE Best 06:00–08:00 Overcast, 29°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–3 ftGood	0.6 m8 s SSE+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	4 km/hgusts 8 km/hLight W	-0.6 mRising	22°CClear
03:00	2–3 ftGood	0.7 m9 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	3 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight NNW	0.1 mRising	21°CClear
06:00	2–3 ftGood	0.7 m10 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	8 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight NNW	0.5 mFalling	21°CMostly sunny
09:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.7 m10 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	12 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-on ENE	-0.1 mFalling	26°CSunny
12:00	3–4 ftFair	0.8 m10 s SSE+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	17 km/hgusts 36 km/hOnshore E	-0.4 mRising	28°CSunny
15:00	3–5 ftFair	0.9 m8 s ESE+ 0.6 m 8 s SSE	13 km/hgusts 32 km/hX-on ENE	0.2 mRising	29°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–5 ftFair	1.1 m7 s E+ 0.8 m 9 s S	14 km/hgusts 24 km/hX-on NE	0.5 mFalling	27°COvercast
21:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s S	17 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on NE	0.0 mFalling	28°CClear

Tides High 05:30 Low 11:30 High 17:35 Low 23:50

High 05:30 0.5 m Low 11:30 -0.4 m High 17:35 0.6 m Low 23:50 -0.4 m

05:16 18:05 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Fair to Good 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 6 s E Best 06:00–08:00 Partly cloudy, 33°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s S	12 km/hgusts 21 km/hX-on NE	-0.4 mRising	26°CClear
03:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.7 m 10 s S	8 km/hgusts 16 km/hLight N	0.1 mRising	23°CClear
06:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.3 m5 s ENE+ 0.7 m 10 s S	5 km/hgusts 16 km/hLight NNE	0.4 mFalling	24°CSunny
09:00	3–4 ftFair	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 10 s S	13 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on ENE	0.1 mFalling	30°CSunny
12:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s S	20 km/hgusts 39 km/hX-on ENE	-0.2 mRising	33°CMostly sunny
15:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 9 s S	20 km/hgusts 42 km/hX-on ENE	0.1 mRising	31°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.5 m5 s ENE+ 0.5 m 9 s S	4 km/hgusts 36 km/hLight E	0.4 mFalling	28°CMostly sunny
21:00	3–4 ftFair	1.4 m5 s E+ 0.5 m 10 s S	22 km/hgusts 32 km/hCross SW	0.1 mFalling	24°COvercast

Tides High 06:03 Low 12:03 High 18:04

High 06:03 0.4 m Low 12:03 -0.2 m High 18:04 0.4 m

05:15 18:05 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Fair 3–5 ft 1.2 m @ 6 s SSE Best 06:00–10:00 Overcast, 25°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SSE	22 km/hgusts 40 km/hCross SSW	-0.2 m	23°COvercast
03:00	3–4 ftFair	0.9 m5 s ESE+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	20 km/hgusts 38 km/hCross SW	-0.1 mRising	23°COvercast
06:00	3–4 ftFair	0.9 m5 s S+ 0.6 m 9 s ESE	19 km/hgusts 37 km/hCross SW	0.3 mRising	23°COvercast
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.0 m6 s S+ 0.6 m 8 s E	22 km/hgusts 43 km/hCross SSW	0.2 mFalling	25°COvercast
12:00	3–5 ftPoor	1.1 m6 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	25 km/hgusts 52 km/hCross S	-0.1 mFalling	25°COvercast
15:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m5 s S+ 0.8 m 7 s E	18 km/hgusts 49 km/hCross S	0.0 mRising	24°COvercast
18:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m5 s SSE+ 0.8 m 8 s E	10 km/hgusts 35 km/hCross S	0.2 mRising	23°COvercast
21:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	0.8 m6 s SSE+ 0.7 m 9 s ESE	8 km/hgusts 21 km/hCross SSW	0.2 mFalling	22°COvercast

Tides Low 00:30 High 06:50 Low 12:54 High 19:00

Low 00:30 -0.3 m High 06:50 0.3 m Low 12:54 -0.1 m High 19:00 0.2 m

05:14 18:06 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Monday 19 October

Good 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 8 s E Best 06:00–09:00 Drizzle, 24°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 19 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftGood	0.8 m6 s SE+ 0.7 m 9 s SE	7 km/hgusts 17 km/hLight SSW	-0.1 mFalling	22°COvercast
03:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.8 m8 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s S	0 km/hgusts 12 km/hLight S	-0.1 mRising	22°COvercast
06:00	2–4 ftGood	0.8 m8 s ESE+ 0.7 m 8 s SSE	5 km/hgusts 10 km/hLight NNE	0.0 mRising	22°COvercast
09:00	2–3 ftFair to Good	0.7 m8 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s S	5 km/hgusts 25 km/hLight NE	0.2 m	24°CDrizzle
12:00	2–3 ftFair	0.7 m7 s E+ 0.5 m 10 s S	11 km/hgusts 37 km/hCross SSW	0.1 mFalling	23°CDrizzle
15:00	2–4 ftFair	0.6 m7 s E+ 0.5 m 10 s S	23 km/hgusts 53 km/hCross SSW	0.0 m	21°CDrizzle
18:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	0.6 m7 s E+ 0.4 m 10 s S	31 km/hgusts 76 km/hCross SSW	0.0 mRising	20°CDrizzle
21:00	4–6 ftFair	0.9 m7 s ESE+ 0.5 m 8 s S	32 km/hgusts 84 km/hCross SW	0.1 mRising	18°COvercast

Tides Low 02:00 High 09:30 Low 16:00 High 22:10

Low 02:00 -0.2 m High 09:30 0.2 m Low 16:00 0.0 m High 22:10 0.1 m

05:13 18:07 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Ballito

Ballito is the hub of KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast, about 40 km north of Durban, with a string of beaches and reefs that pick up swell from the Indian Ocean. The main beaches offer peaks that break left and right over sand and reef, giving fun, punchy waves in warm water for most of the year.

It works on east to south-easterly swells and on southerly groundswells that wrap up the coast, and it is cleanest early in the morning when the land breeze blows offshore, before the afternoon north-easterly sets in. The sandbanks shift often, so the best peak can change from week to week.

Ballito suits beginners on small days and intermediate surfers when the swell picks up, and it has a lively beachfront with surf schools, shops and restaurants. Surf near the lifeguards where the beaches are protected by shark nets, and look out for rip currents running out beside the reefs.

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