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
Saturday 18 July 202665°F to 70°Frecommended
Sunday 19 July 202663°F to 68°Frecommended
Monday 20 July 202665°F to 68°Frecommended
Tuesday 21 July 202663°F to 70°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202665°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202667°F to 70°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202665°F to 68°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Durban

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:49 and will set at 17:16 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 65°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 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%72%63%49%47%54%63%62%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover15%100%100%2%15%20%100%100%
Heat index18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)
Dew point14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)11°C (51°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)22km/h (13mph)12km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 271°
W
297°
WNW
320°
NW
345°
NNW
44°
NE
79°
E
204°
SSW
236°
SW
Wind chill18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.0ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 110°
ESE
119°
ESE
134°
SE
177°
S
177°
S
161°
SSE
161°
SSE
178°
S
Period9.6 sec.12.8 sec.12.4 sec.11.9 sec.11.5 sec.11.5 sec.11.5 sec.12.4 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:48 and will set at 17:16 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 63°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 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity61%56%53%46%55%66%72%75%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover100%33%11%12%0%0%11%43%
Heat index19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)9°C (49°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (48°F)11°C (52°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)14km/h (9mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)7km/h (4mph)20km/h (12mph)29km/h (18mph)10km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)
Direction 228°
SW
248°
WSW
272°
W
318°
NW
63°
ENE
67°
ENE
51°
NE
292°
WNW
Wind chill19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.5ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (6.0ft)
Direction 167°
SSE
161°
SSE
162°
SSE
160°
SSE
159°
SSE
158°
SSE
159°
SSE
162°
SSE
Period11.7 sec.12.3 sec.11.8 sec.11.6 sec.11.3 sec.11.3 sec.11.2 sec.11.1 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:48 and will set at 17:17 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 65°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 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 7.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%81%76%72%67%68%73%77%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover78%61%54%56%60%30%73%70%
Heat index18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Dew point15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)16km/h (10mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (8mph)17km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)24km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)25km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 272°
W
229°
SW
242°
WSW
219°
SW
162°
SSE
106°
ESE
49°
NE
17°
NNE
Wind chill18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.8ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.4m (7.8ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.9m (6.4ft)
Direction 163°
SSE
160°
SSE
161°
SSE
169°
SSE
179°
S
166°
SSE
160°
SSE
153°
SSE
Period11.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.6 sec.10.1 sec.10.3 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.10.2 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:47 and will set at 17:17 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 63°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 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%81%79%67%67%62%84%83%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover77%10%0%0%0%0%3%0%
Heat index19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)9km/h (5mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)21km/h (13mph)12km/h (7mph)33km/h (21mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 13°
NNE
10°
N
357°
N
359°
N
46°
NE
43°
NE
32°
NNE

N
Wind chill19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 147°
SSE
143°
SE
141°
SE
139°
SE
137°
SE
136°
SE
134°
SE
133°
SE
Period12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.11.5 sec.11.7 sec.11.7 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:47 and will set at 17:18 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 65°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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity64%43%33%25%39%75%78%81%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%0%0%0%8%21%
Heat index19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)6°C (43°F)2°C (36°F)1°C (33°F)7°C (44°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed6km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)24km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts11km/h (7mph)19km/h (12mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)17km/h (10mph)30km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)
Direction 342°
NNW
346°
NNW
336°
NNW
343°
NNW
128°
SE
191°
S
210°
SSW
227°
SW
Wind chill19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Direction 133°
SE
133°
SE
134°
SE
150°
SSE
169°
SSE
173°
S
175°
S
177°
S
Period11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.4 sec.11.5 sec.11.6 sec.11.8 sec.12.5 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:46 and will set at 17:19 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 67°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 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%81%76%74%75%71%70%69%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover33%52%51%85%43%39%74%68%
Heat index19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed16km/h (10mph)17km/h (10mph)10km/h (6mph)20km/h (12mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)12km/h (8mph)
Gusts25km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)16km/h (10mph)28km/h (17mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)18km/h (11mph)
Direction 233°
SW
239°
WSW
251°
WSW
219°
SW
195°
SSW
179°
S
169°
S
189°
S
Wind chill19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 176°
S
173°
S
175°
S
181°
S
187°
S
173°
S
171°
S
174°
S
Period13.5 sec.13.3 sec.13.0 sec.12.6 sec.12.1 sec.12.2 sec.10.8 sec.8.7 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:46 and will set at 17:19 on the beach(es) of Durban. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 65°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 7.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%71%74%74%70%69%73%76%
Barometric pressure1028 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa
Cloud cover49%20%19%10%0%10%42%67%
Heat index19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point14°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed9km/h (5mph)2km/h (1mph)4km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)4km/h (3mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)13km/h (8mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)13km/h (8mph)7km/h (4mph)
Direction 217°
SW
229°
SW
347°
NNW
242°
WSW
66°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
142°
SE
Wind chill19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction 183°
S
169°
S
171°
S
173°
S
174°
S
174°
S
174°
S
174°
S
Period10.2 sec.6.2 sec.8.0 sec.11.7 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.4 sec.11.2 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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