Sea weather in Durban in South Africa All the beach weather in Durban

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Durban in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Durban over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Durban in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Durban. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Thursday 26 December 202470°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Friday 27 December 202472°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 28 December 202476°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 29 December 202474°F to 79°Frecommended
Monday 30 December 202476°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 31 December 202476°F to 79°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 1 January 202574°F to 77°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Durban

Sea weather on Thursday 26 December 2024

On Thursday 26 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:55 and will set at 18:58 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (72°F)26°C (78°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%83%84%80%75%79%85%86%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover51%50%38%2%0%100%18%15%
Heat index25°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)28°C (82°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)17°C (63°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)30km/h (18mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)36km/h (22mph)41km/h (26mph)28km/h (18mph)44km/h (28mph)
Direction 26°
NNE
22°
NNE
22°
NNE
39°
NE
48°
NE
47°
NE
48°
NE
32°
NNE
Wind chill23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (72°F)26°C (78°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.6m (5.1ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.4ft)
Direction 84°
E
81°
E
79°
E
78°
ENE
84°
E
81°
E
83°
E
83°
E
Period11.2 sec.11.0 sec.10.9 sec.10.8 sec.10.7 sec.10.6 sec.10.4 sec.10.4 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Friday 27 December 2024

On Friday 27 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:55 and will set at 18:59 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)23°C (73°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%87%85%78%74%79%78%77%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover18%20%9%4%6%27%59%45%
Heat index26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)18°C (64°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)36km/h (22mph)33km/h (21mph)23km/h (14mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts48km/h (30mph)50km/h (31mph)44km/h (27mph)45km/h (28mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)
Direction 24°
NNE
28°
NNE
24°
NNE
33°
NNE
47°
NE
43°
NE
66°
ENE
294°
WNW
Wind chill24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)23°C (73°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.4ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.6m (5.4ft)
Direction 83°
E
77°
ENE
80°
E
74°
ENE
74°
ENE
75°
ENE
79°
ENE
78°
ENE
Period12.3 sec.10.5 sec.10.1 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.7.1 sec.11.8 sec.7.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 28 December 2024

On Saturday 28 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:56 and will set at 18:59 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%85%82%77%77%78%77%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover100%91%98%77%86%82%90%80%
Heat index28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (21mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)22km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)17km/h (11mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts48km/h (30mph)33km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)26km/h (16mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)25km/h (16mph)11km/h (7mph)
Direction 207°
SSW
200°
SSW
205°
SSW
205°
SSW
178°
S
173°
S
187°
S
187°
S
Wind chill25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.7ft)
Direction 78°
ENE
81°
E
151°
SSE
166°
SSE
159°
SSE
157°
SSE
161°
SSE
164°
SSE
Period7.1 sec.6.9 sec.7.0 sec.7.5 sec.7.5 sec.7.5 sec.7.4 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 29 December 2024

On Sunday 29 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:57 and will set at 18:59 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 74°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%82%80%79%77%73%73%83%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover87%69%98%85%44%52%69%97%
Heat index26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed4km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)1km/h (1mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)16km/h (10mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)
Gusts6km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)1km/h (1mph)8km/h (5mph)17km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)12km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)
Direction 213°
SSW
192°
SSW
54°
NE
27°
NNE
94°
E
106°
ESE
107°
ESE
73°
ENE
Wind chill24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)
Direction 161°
SSE
155°
SSE
153°
SSE
138°
SE
141°
SE
138°
SE
137°
SE
138°
SE
Period6.9 sec.7.0 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.3 sec.7.4 sec.7.5 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Monday 30 December 2024

On Monday 30 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:57 and will set at 19:00 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%87%81%76%80%86%86%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover100%97%100%86%17%25%41%16%
Heat index27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)1km/h (1mph)3km/h (2mph)2km/h (1mph)17km/h (11mph)25km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)2km/h (1mph)4km/h (2mph)3km/h (2mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)44km/h (27mph)44km/h (28mph)
Direction 42°
NE
66°
ENE
234°
SW
112°
ESE
67°
ENE
54°
NE
38°
NE
30°
NNE
Wind chill24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.7ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 138°
SE
108°
ESE
107°
ESE
109°
ESE
101°
E
84°
E
91°
E
93°
E
Period7.6 sec.8.7 sec.8.7 sec.8.0 sec.7.6 sec.7.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.1 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 31 December 2024

On Tuesday 31 December 2024, the sun will rise at 04:58 and will set at 19:00 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity86%87%85%80%79%81%87%88%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover24%50%36%23%29%42%86%77%
Heat index27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (80°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)35km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)40km/h (25mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)48km/h (30mph)50km/h (31mph)
Direction 28°
NNE
25°
NNE
26°
NNE
33°
NNE
42°
NE
97°
E
197°
SSW
204°
SSW
Wind chill25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction 93°
E
104°
ESE
112°
ESE
108°
ESE
96°
E
94°
E
94°
E
96°
E
Period7.1 sec.7.1 sec.7.7 sec.8.7 sec.8.6 sec.8.4 sec.7.7 sec.6.4 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.6m (2ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 1 January 2025

On Wednesday 1 January 2025, the sun will rise at 04:59 and will set at 19:00 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 74°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Perceived temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%82%80%73%68%70%72%74%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover86%100%96%79%63%79%84%95%
Heat index26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed36km/h (23mph)30km/h (19mph)23km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)15km/h (10mph)11km/h (7mph)4km/h (3mph)
Gusts51km/h (32mph)41km/h (26mph)32km/h (20mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)6km/h (4mph)
Direction 205°
SSW
203°
SSW
206°
SSW
195°
SSW
157°
SSE
142°
SE
139°
SE
118°
ESE
Wind chill24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Direction 105°
ESE
115°
ESE
106°
ESE
94°
E
93°
E
91°
E
91°
E
91°
E
Period6.7 sec.8.4 sec.8.9 sec.8.8 sec.8.6 sec.8.4 sec.8.2 sec.8.2 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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