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Swell

2ft @ 8secs 		85°

Wind

17mph
 39° -

Temperature

Sea 75°f    Air 76°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Durban, South Africa
Hours from midnight
First Light: 6:06am - Sunrise: 6:32am
Sunset: 5:04pm - Last Light 5:30pm
(Durban, South Africa - 98.3mi away) [Help]
high 5:50am 5.5ft
low 12:01pm 1.4ft
high 6:18pm 5.6ft
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Hour-by-Hour Forecast
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Full Swell Breakdown
Fri 05/25
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 3.9ft 12secs 190.05° 1.7ft 12secs 194.66° 1.7ft 8secs 79.44° 3.1ft 6secs 195.1°
3am 3.6ft 12secs 189.3° 2.8ft 6secs 192.56° 1.8ft 9secs 80.91°      
6am 3.4ft 11secs 190.12° 2.5ft 6secs 188.82° 1.8ft 9secs 82.18°      
9am 3.3ft 8secs 103.69° 2.3ft 6secs 184.52° 1.9ft 9secs 83.22°      
12pm 3.3ft 9secs 108.86° 2.1ft 6secs 180.01° 2ft 9secs 84.06°      
3pm 3.8ft 10secs 181.34° 2ft 8secs 84.78° 1.9ft 6secs 177.43° 1.4ft 3secs 54.53°
6pm 4.7ft 10secs 176.09° 3.5ft 10secs 177.17° 2ft 8secs 86.5° 2.3ft 4secs 46.1°
9pm 5.5ft 10secs 172.99° 4.1ft 10secs 173.89° 1.9ft 8secs 87.06° 3.2ft 4secs 41.84°
Sat 05/26
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 5.7ft 10secs 171° 4.1ft 10secs 170.69° 1.9ft 8secs 87.33° 3.4ft 5secs 41.44°
3am 5.6ft 10secs 165.81° 3.9ft 10secs 168.57° 1.9ft 8secs 88.27° 3.4ft 5secs 39.09°
6am 5.3ft 10secs 163.7° 3.5ft 10secs 163.99° 1.8ft 6secs 74.37° 2.8ft 5secs 24.78°
9am 5ft 10secs 161.48° 3.2ft 10secs 160.65° 1.7ft 8secs 88.28° 2.7ft 5secs 31.08°
12pm 4.6ft 10secs 158.89° 3.1ft 10secs 157.11° 2ft 5secs 26.19°      
3pm 4.7ft 10secs 152.92° 3.2ft 10secs 153.78° 2.5ft 8secs 71.76° 1.9ft 3secs 209.05°
6pm 6.1ft 10secs 148.92° 3.5ft 10secs 150.13° 2.1ft 8secs 78.61° 4.6ft 5secs 203.53°
9pm 7ft 10secs 145.41° 3.9ft 10secs 147.58° 1.7ft 8secs 83.19° 5.4ft 6secs 203.27°
Sun 05/27
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 7.1ft 10secs 143.08° 4.1ft 10secs 144.12° 1.6ft 8secs 87.78° 5.3ft 7secs 200.61°
3am 6.9ft 10secs 139.41° 4.4ft 10secs 138.93° 1.6ft 8secs 92.09° 5ft 7secs 198.14°
6am 6.7ft 9secs 136.04° 4.6ft 10secs 129.37° 1.1ft 11secs 186.73° 4.7ft 7secs 195.36°
9am 6.5ft 9secs 133.21° 4.6ft 9secs 126.04° 1.3ft 14secs 153.64° 4.3ft 7secs 193.08°
12pm 6.3ft 9secs 129.3° 4.6ft 9secs 124.14° 1.3ft 13secs 148.91° 3.9ft 7secs 191.15°
3pm 6.1ft 9secs 125.94° 4.6ft 9secs 120.67° 1.6ft 13secs 154.84° 3.4ft 7secs 188.05°
6pm 5.9ft 9secs 122.84° 4.5ft 9secs 117.33° 2.9ft 7secs 185.38°      
9pm 5.6ft 9secs 119.86° 4.4ft 9secs 114.64° 2.4ft 6secs 184.13°      
Mon 05/28
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 5.4ft 9secs 117.39° 4.3ft 9secs 112.19° 2.2ft 6secs 185.25°      
3am 5.2ft 9secs 115.29° 4.2ft 9secs 110.52° 1.8ft 12secs 155.15° 2ft 6secs 187.75°
6am 5.1ft 9secs 113.5° 4.6ft 9secs 118.66° 1.6ft 12secs 187.35°      
9am 5ft 9secs 111.47° 4.5ft 9secs 115.64° 1.5ft 12secs 189.57°      
12pm 4.9ft 9secs 109.04° 4.5ft 9secs 112.78° 1.5ft 12secs 189.59°      
3pm 4.9ft 9secs 106.43° 4.5ft 9secs 109.9° 1.4ft 11secs 192.95°      
6pm 4.8ft 9secs 104.02° 4.5ft 9secs 107.52° 1.2ft 11secs 194.11°      
9pm 4.8ft 9secs 102.06° 4.4ft 9secs 105.36° 1.4ft 11secs 194.74°      
Tue 05/29
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.7ft 9secs 100.56° 4.4ft 9secs 103.47° 1.2ft 11secs 197.03°      
3am 4.6ft 9secs 99.34° 4.3ft 9secs 101.63° 1.4ft 12secs 195.23°      
6am 4.5ft 9secs 98.21° 4.2ft 9secs 100.13° 1.4ft 12secs 195.12°      
9am 4.4ft 9secs 97.03° 4.1ft 9secs 99.03° 1.4ft 12secs 195.39°      
12pm 4.4ft 9secs 95.9° 4ft 9secs 97.75° 1.3ft 11secs 196.24°      
3pm 4.3ft 9secs 94.94° 3.9ft 9secs 96.79° 1.2ft 11secs 196.84°      
6pm 4.3ft 9secs 94.28° 3.8ft 9secs 95.91° 1.5ft 15secs 192.2°      
9pm 4.3ft 9secs 93.9° 3.7ft 9secs 95.21° 1.8ft 14secs 191.44°      
Wed 05/30
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.2ft 9secs 93.76° 3.6ft 9secs 94.63° 1.9ft 14secs 190.9°      
3am 4.1ft 9secs 93.87° 3.6ft 9secs 94.24° 2ft 13secs 192.99°      
6am 4ft 9secs 94.1° 3.5ft 9secs 94.41° 1.9ft 13secs 193.27°      
9am 3.9ft 9secs 94.32° 3.4ft 9secs 94.17° 1.9ft 13secs 194.69°      
12pm 3.9ft 9secs 94.4° 3.4ft 9secs 94.35° 1.8ft 13secs 195.12°      
3pm 4ft 9secs 94.2° 3.4ft 9secs 94.87° 1.7ft 13secs 196.66°      
6pm 4.1ft 9secs 93.85° 3.3ft 9secs 92.37° 1.6ft 13secs 196.07° 1.1ft 3secs 176.32°
9pm 4.3ft 9secs 93.5° 3.5ft 9secs 100.28° 1.9ft 17secs 197.55°      
Thu 05/31
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.4ft 9secs 93.42° 3.2ft 9secs 92.18° 2.1ft 17secs 197.74° 1.5ft 4secs 175.96°
3am 4.4ft 16secs 195.59° 3.1ft 9secs 91.86° 2.2ft 17secs 199.91° 1.5ft 4secs 177.2°
6am 4.5ft 20secs 194.9° 3ft 9secs 91.67° 2.5ft 16secs 195.73°      
9am 5ft 19secs 195.96° 3.6ft 19secs 195.52° 3.2ft 9secs 101.17°      
12pm 5.5ft 18secs 194.12° 4.7ft 18secs 193.7° 3ft 9secs 98.63°      
3pm 5.8ft 17secs 194.52° 5.1ft 17secs 193.83° 2.9ft 9secs 96.95°      
6pm 5.7ft 17secs 193.13° 5ft 17secs 192.1° 2.9ft 9secs 95.18°      
9pm 5.5ft 16secs 194.91° 4.7ft 16secs 193.01° 2.9ft 9secs 92.57°      
Fri 06/1
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 7.6ft 19secs 205.13° 5.9ft 19secs 203.83° 3.5ft 9secs 90.77°      
3am 7.6ft 19secs 205.13° 5.9ft 19secs 203.83° 3.5ft 9secs 90.77°      
6am 7ft 17secs 204.94° 6.1ft 17secs 198.84° 3.4ft 9secs 90.69°      
9am 7ft 17secs 204.94° 6.1ft 17secs 198.84° 3.4ft 9secs 90.69°      
12pm 6.7ft 16secs 207.92° 5.6ft 16secs 203.19° 3.7ft 9secs 89.96°      
3pm 6.7ft 16secs 207.92° 5.6ft 16secs 203.19° 3.7ft 9secs 89.96°      
6pm 7.3ft 15secs 205.9° 4.3ft 15secs 203.57° 2.6ft 9secs 90.03° 5.3ft 7secs 195.39°
9pm 7.3ft 15secs 205.9° 4.3ft 15secs 203.57° 2.6ft 9secs 90.03° 5.3ft 7secs 195.39°
Sat 06/2
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 6.6ft 15secs 206.26° 4.4ft 15secs 201.25° 3.2ft 9secs 89.44° 3.8ft 6secs 188.39°
3am 6.6ft 15secs 206.26° 4.4ft 15secs 201.25° 3.2ft 9secs 89.44° 3.8ft 6secs 188.39°
6am 4.7ft 14secs 206.6° 3.7ft 8secs 98.43° 2.9ft 14secs 205.64°      
9am 4.7ft 14secs 206.6° 3.7ft 8secs 98.43° 2.9ft 14secs 205.64°      
12pm 5.7ft 14secs 206.82° 4.9ft 14secs 192.3° 2.8ft 9secs 89.25°      
3pm 5.7ft 14secs 206.82° 4.9ft 14secs 192.3° 2.8ft 9secs 89.25°      
6pm 5.3ft 14secs 204.97° 4.6ft 14secs 192.67° 2.6ft 9secs 89.93°      
9pm 5.3ft 14secs 204.97° 4.6ft 14secs 192.67° 2.6ft 9secs 89.93°      
Sun 06/3
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 7.9ft 13secs 192.69° 7.4ft 13secs 183.99° 2.1ft 16secs 182.53°      
3am 7.9ft 13secs 192.69° 7.4ft 13secs 183.99° 2.1ft 16secs 182.53°      
6am 7.3ft 12secs 191.66° 6.9ft 12secs 183.07° 1.8ft 11secs 87.82°      
9am 7.3ft 12secs 191.66° 6.9ft 12secs 183.07° 1.8ft 11secs 87.82°      
12pm 4.5ft 13secs 175.29° 3.1ft 13secs 197.33° 2.7ft 11secs 88.87°      
3pm 4.5ft 13secs 175.29° 3.1ft 13secs 197.33° 2.7ft 11secs 88.87°      
6pm 7.8ft 12secs 171.3° 6.4ft 12secs 172.3° 4.5ft 9secs 123.98°      
9pm 7.8ft 12secs 171.3° 6.4ft 12secs 172.3° 4.5ft 9secs 123.98°      
Mon 06/4
 
Combined Swell
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Wind Waves
12am 4.4ft 14secs 194.07° 3.6ft 14secs 196.71° 2.6ft 11secs 88.71°      

Last Model Run: 25th May 2012 8:00am
Last Update: 25th May 2012 7:29pm
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