Golden Mile, Durban, South Africa

Durban New Pier Surf Report & Forecast

Beach break
Right-hander
Intermediate

7-day forecast

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

This week

3–5 ft Today Poor to Fair
3–5 ft Tue Fair to Good
2–4 ft Wed Fair
2–4 ft Thu Fair
3–5 ft Fri Fair
4–6 ft Sat Fair
3–4 ft Sun Fair to Good

Right now 15:45 SAST

3–4 ft Chest to shoulder high

Poor

Swell

1.4 m 6 s

E 86°

2nd swell

0.8 m 8 s

ESE 116°

Wind

23 km/h

Moderate cross-onshore NE · gusts 51 km/h

Tide

Falling 1.0 m

High 15:57 · Low 22:04

Water

22°C

Rash vest or 1 mm neoprene top

Weather

26°C Partly cloudy

05:21 18:03

Best today: 06:00–10:00 · Poor to Fair

Best times to surf

Tomorrow 06:00–18:00 Fair 2–5 ft Fresh cross-shore
Wed 14 Oct 06:00–10:00 Fair 2–3 ft Calm
Thu 15 Oct 06:00–15:00 Poor to Fair 1–3 ft Fresh cross-shore

7-day forecast

Durban New Pier surf forecast

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

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

Today 12 Oct 3–5 ft Poor to Fair AMPM 06–10h Tue 13 Oct 3–5 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–18h Wed 14 Oct 2–4 ft Fair AMPM 06–10h Thu 15 Oct 2–4 ft Fair AMPM 15–18h Fri 16 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 14–18h Sat 17 Oct 4–6 ft Fair AMPM 13–18h Sun 18 Oct 3–4 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–18h

Monday 12 October Today

Poor to Fair 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 6 s E Best 06:00–10:00 Overcast, 27°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 12 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.6 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 9 s SSE	16 km/hgusts 29 km/hX-on NNE	-0.3 mRising	23°CPartly cloudy
03:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.5 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s SSE	18 km/hgusts 36 km/hX-on NE	0.8 mRising	22°CClear
06:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.4 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s S	20 km/hgusts 40 km/hX-on NNE	0.4 mFalling	21°CSunny
09:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 11 s S	22 km/hgusts 49 km/hX-on NE	-0.8 mFalling	24°CMostly sunny
12:00	3–4 ftPoor	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 11 s S	25 km/hgusts 57 km/hX-on NE	-0.3 mRising	27°CMostly sunny
15:00Now	3–4 ftPoor	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s SE	23 km/hgusts 53 km/hX-on NE	0.9 mRising	27°CPartly cloudy
18:00	2–3 ftPoor	1.5 m6 s E+ 0.8 m 8 s E	18 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-on NNE	0.6 mFalling	24°CPartly cloudy
21:00	3–4 ftFair	1.6 m5 s E+ 0.8 m 10 s SSE	15 km/hgusts 33 km/hX-on NNE	-0.7 mFalling	23°CClear

Tides High 03:44 Low 09:41 High 15:57 Low 22:04

High 03:44 0.9 m Low 09:41 -0.8 m High 15:57 1.0 m Low 22:04 -0.8 m Now

05:21 18:03 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Tuesday 13 October Tomorrow

Fair to Good 3–5 ft 1.5 m @ 7 s ESE Best 06:00–18:00 Overcast, 26°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	1.5 m5 s ENE+ 0.8 m 9 s SSE	5 km/hgusts 22 km/hLight NNE	-0.4 mRising	22°CClear
03:00	2–3 ftFair	1.4 m5 s E+ 0.7 m 9 s SSE	19 km/hgusts 34 km/hX-off SSW	0.7 mRising	23°CPartly cloudy
06:00	2–4 ftFair	1.2 m5 s E+ 0.7 m 9 s SSE	25 km/hgusts 59 km/hX-off SSW	0.5 mFalling	23°CMostly sunny
09:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.7 m 9 s S	22 km/hgusts 50 km/hX-off SSW	-0.6 mFalling	25°CMostly sunny
12:00	3–4 ftFair	0.8 m7 s SE+ 0.5 m 7 s SSW	28 km/hgusts 63 km/hCross S	-0.4 mRising	26°CPartly cloudy
15:00	3–4 ftFair	0.8 m7 s SSW+ 0.4 m 8 s SSW	26 km/hgusts 65 km/hX-off SSW	0.7 mRising	25°COvercast
18:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	0.9 m6 s S+ 0.5 m 10 s S	21 km/hgusts 47 km/hX-off SW	0.6 mFalling	23°CPartly cloudy
21:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.1 m6 s S+ 0.6 m 9 s SE	19 km/hgusts 42 km/hX-off SW	-0.5 mFalling	23°COvercast

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

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

05:20 18:04 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October

Fair 2–4 ft 1.2 m @ 8 s SSE Best 06:00–10:00 Overcast, 27°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.2 m6 s SSW+ 0.6 m 7 s ESE	12 km/hgusts 29 km/hX-off SW	-0.5 mRising	23°COvercast
03:00	2–3 ftFair	0.9 m5 s S+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	4 km/hgusts 14 km/hLight S	0.5 mRising	22°CPartly cloudy
06:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 8 s SSE	0 km/hgusts 5 km/hLight W	0.6 mFalling	21°COvercast
09:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	5 km/hgusts 18 km/hLight ENE	-0.5 mFalling	25°COvercast
12:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	11 km/hgusts 34 km/hOnshore E	-0.5 mRising	27°CMostly sunny
15:00	2–4 ftFair	0.8 m8 s SSE+ 0.7 m 7 s ESE	10 km/hgusts 27 km/hOnshore NE	0.5 mRising	26°COvercast
18:00	2–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.7 m 8 s SSE	18 km/hgusts 42 km/hX-on NNE	0.7 mFalling	25°COvercast
21:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.6 m 8 s SSE	12 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on NE	-0.3 mFalling	24°COvercast

Tides High 04:36 Low 10:33 High 16:48 Low 22:55

High 04:36 0.7 m Low 10:33 -0.7 m High 16:48 0.8 m Low 22:55 -0.6 m

05:19 18:05 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Fair 2–4 ft 0.9 m @ 9 s ESE Best 15:00–18:00 Overcast, 29°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.6 m 7 s SE	11 km/hgusts 21 km/hX-on NE	-0.5 mRising	23°CClear
03:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.9 m4 s ENE+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	9 km/hgusts 16 km/hX-on NE	0.4 mRising	22°CClear
06:00	1–2 ftPoor to Fair	0.9 m4 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	2 km/hgusts 4 km/hLight W	0.6 mFalling	23°CSunny
09:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	8 km/hgusts 21 km/hLight SSE	-0.2 mFalling	29°CSunny
12:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	0.8 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s S	25 km/hgusts 61 km/hCross SSW	-0.5 mRising	27°CSunny
15:00	2–4 ftFair	0.7 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 9 s SSE	21 km/hgusts 50 km/hCross S	0.3 mRising	26°CPartly cloudy
18:00	2–3 ftFair	0.7 m9 s S+ 0.5 m 9 s ESE	16 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-off SSW	0.6 mFalling	25°COvercast
21:00	2–4 ftFair	0.9 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	9 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-off SW	-0.2 mFalling	24°CClear

Tides High 05:00 Low 11:04 High 17:12 Low 23:23

High 05:00 0.7 m Low 11:04 -0.6 m High 17:12 0.6 m Low 23:23 -0.6 m

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

Friday 16 October

Fair 3–5 ft 1.5 m @ 11 s S Best 14:00–18:00 Overcast, 30°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–4 ftFair	0.9 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	4 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight SW	-0.5 mRising	23°CClear
03:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.9 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	3 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight N	0.2 mRising	22°CClear
06:00	2–4 ftFair	0.9 m9 s S+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	12 km/hgusts 24 km/hX-on NNE	0.5 mFalling	23°CSunny
09:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.9 m11 s S+ 0.6 m 6 s ESE	18 km/hgusts 41 km/hX-on NE	-0.1 mFalling	26°CSunny
12:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m10 s S+ 0.6 m 6 s E	19 km/hgusts 48 km/hX-on NE	-0.4 mRising	29°CMostly sunny
15:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m11 s S+ 0.7 m 5 s E	14 km/hgusts 44 km/hX-on NE	0.2 mRising	29°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m9 s SSE+ 1.0 m 6 s ESE	14 km/hgusts 35 km/hX-on NE	0.5 mFalling	27°CSunny
21:00	3–5 ftFair	1.3 m6 s E+ 1.1 m 10 s S	15 km/hgusts 31 km/hX-on NNE	0.1 mFalling	26°CClear

Tides High 05:35 Low 11:30 High 17:36 Low 23:52

High 05:35 0.5 m Low 11:30 -0.4 m High 17:36 0.6 m Low 23:52 -0.4 m

05:17 18:06 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Fair 4–6 ft 1.7 m @ 8 s E Best 13:00–18:00 Overcast, 29°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.5 m5 s E+ 1.0 m 10 s S	14 km/hgusts 31 km/hX-on NNE	-0.4 mRising	25°CClear
03:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.4 m5 s ENE+ 1.0 m 10 s S	10 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-on NNE	0.1 mRising	24°CClear
06:00	2–3 ftFair	1.3 m5 s ENE+ 0.9 m 9 s S	11 km/hgusts 18 km/hX-on NNE	0.4 mFalling	25°CSunny
09:00	2–3 ftPoor to Fair	1.2 m5 s ENE+ 0.7 m 8 s SE	7 km/hgusts 40 km/hLight SSE	0.1 mFalling	29°CSunny
12:00	2–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m6 s ENE+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	36 km/hgusts 79 km/hCross SSW	-0.3 mRising	27°CMostly sunny
15:00	4–5 ftFair	1.1 m7 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SSE	31 km/hgusts 76 km/hCross SSW	0.1 mRising	26°CPartly cloudy
18:00	4–6 ftFair	1.3 m7 s SE+ 0.5 m 7 s SE	28 km/hgusts 70 km/hCross SSW	0.4 mFalling	24°COvercast
21:00	4–6 ftFair	1.6 m7 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s SE	21 km/hgusts 59 km/hCross SSW	0.1 mFalling	24°COvercast

Tides High 05:57 Low 12:03 High 18:00

High 05:57 0.4 m Low 12:03 -0.3 m High 18:00 0.4 m

05:16 18:07 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Fair to Good 3–4 ft 1.7 m @ 11 s SSE Best 06:00–18:00 Overcast, 25°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.7 m6 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	15 km/hgusts 42 km/hX-off SSW	-0.3 m	23°COvercast
03:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.5 m6 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	10 km/hgusts 31 km/hCross SSW	-0.1 mRising	23°COvercast
06:00	3–4 ftFair	1.3 m6 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	6 km/hgusts 21 km/hLight SSE	0.2 mRising	23°COvercast
09:00	2–4 ftFair	1.1 m6 s SSE+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	7 km/hgusts 19 km/hLight E	0.1 mFalling	23°COvercast
12:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.6 m 10 s S	11 km/hgusts 28 km/hX-on ESE	-0.1 m	25°COvercast
15:00	2–4 ftFair	0.8 m8 s SE+ 0.6 m 9 s SSE	11 km/hgusts 34 km/hX-on ESE	0.0 mRising	25°COvercast
18:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	0.7 m10 s SSE+ 0.7 m 8 s ESE	4 km/hgusts 34 km/hLight E	0.2 mRising	24°COvercast
21:00	2–3 ftFair	0.7 m7 s E+ 0.7 m 11 s SSW	5 km/hgusts 31 km/hLight NNE	0.2 mFalling	23°COvercast

Tides Low 00:38 High 06:54 Low 12:42 High 19:00

Low 00:38 -0.3 m High 06:54 0.2 m Low 12:42 -0.1 m High 19:00 0.3 m

05:14 18:07 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Durban New Pier

New Pier sits on Durban's Golden Mile, where a line of piers along the beachfront helps hold the sandbanks in place and shape the waves. It produces a fast right-hander over sand, with tube sections and open walls for turns when the banks are good, and it is one of the busiest and most competitive lineups in the city.

The warm Indian Ocean makes it surfable year-round, in a thin wetsuit in winter and boardshorts in summer. It works best on south to south-easterly swells, which bend along the piers into speedy rights, and it is cleanest in the early morning before the sea breeze or when a light westerly is blowing.

It suits intermediate surfers on average days, but it becomes sucky and punishing as the swell grows. Lifeguards patrol the beach and shark nets protect the bathing areas, while anglers cast from the piers, so keep clear of hooks and lines and keep an eye on your car.

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