Northern KwaZulu-Natal
2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now
- Water
- 25°C77°F
- Wind
- 27 km/h17 mph
- Waves
- 2.0 m7 ft
Which KwaZulu-Natal beach is best right now? 53 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Updated 6:26 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Best 4 pm to 7 pmUmkhanyakude District Municipality
Best 5 pm to 7 pmeThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Best 11 am to 3 pmA fair day for the beach across KwaZulu-Natal: 0 of 53 scored beaches are good right now, best in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, water is 23 to 25°C73 to 77°F, and wind averages 17 km/h11 mph (gentle breeze). Read at 6:26 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now
51 of 51 beaches scored, 0 good now
Warmest water
25°C77°F
Umkhanyakude District Municipality. 1.7°3.1° above the KwaZulu-Natal average. Score 4.2 Fair.
Best for families
4.6 Fair
Ugu District Municipality. Top score of the 1 scored beach tagged with lifeguards.
KwaZulu-Natal averages 4.6 Fair this hour. The best hour today is 6 pm (5.9); the weakest is 6 am (4.6).
The strongest stretch runs 12 pm to 3 pm.
KwaZulu-Natal tomorrow: the best hour is 6 pm (8.2) and the weakest is 12 pm (6.7).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 10 am.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.0 m6 ft waves, breezy and 25°C76°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 25°C77°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
2.6 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.7 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
2.7 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.7 m9 ft waves, breezy and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.7 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.7 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.3 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.8 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C77°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C76°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C76°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C76°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C76°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.1 m7 ft waves, gentle breeze and 25°C76°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 23°C73°F water.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
2.0 m7 ft waves, breezy and 25°C77°F water.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
1.9 m6 ft waves, breezy and 23°C74°F water.
Ugu District Municipality
2.4 m8 ft waves, breezy and 23°C74°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 23°C73°F water.
iLembe District Municipality
1.3 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
King Cetswayo District Municipality
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
KwaZulu-Natal
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 24°C74°F water.
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1 KwaZulu-Natal beach has a live cam
Addington Beach. Cams load on click.
Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.
0 of 14 scored beaches in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality are good right now. Water is 23°C73 to 74°F. Tongaat Beach is the calmest, with 10 km/h6 mph of wind and 1.6 m5 ft waves.
0 of 14 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
0 of 10 scored beaches in iLembe District Municipality are good right now. Water is 23°C73°F. Tugela Beach is the calmest, with 16 km/h10 mph of wind and 1.3 m4 ft waves.
0 of 10 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C73°F water
iLembe District Municipality
Light wind, 23°C73°F water
0 of 9 scored beaches in Umkhanyakude District Municipality are good right now. Water is 25°C76 to 77°F. Lala Nek Beach is the calmest, with 28 km/h18 mph of wind and 2.0 m6 ft waves.
0 of 9 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Breezy, 25°C76°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Breezy, 25°C77°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C77°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C76°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C76°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C76°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C76°F water
Umkhanyakude District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 25°C76°F water
0 of 8 scored beaches in Ugu District Municipality are good right now. Water is 23°C73 to 74°F. Banana Beach is the calmest, with 19 km/h12 mph of wind and 2.3 m8 ft waves.
0 of 8 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C73°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Gentle breeze, 23°C74°F water
Ugu District Municipality
Breezy, 23°C74°F water
0 of 1 scored beach in King Cetswayo District Municipality are good right now. Water is 24°C74°F.
0 of 1 beach good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
King Cetswayo District Municipality
Gentle breeze at 15 km/h10 mph, 1.6 m5 ft waves
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Lala Nek Beach has the top Beach Score right now: 5.8 Good, with 28 km/h (18 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
Sea water is 23 to 25°C (73 to 77°F) across the 53 scored beaches. The warmest is Cape Vidal, at 25°C (77°F).
Tugela Beach has the smallest waves, at 1.3 m (4 ft) with 16 km/h (10 mph) of wind.
1 of 53 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including Banana Beach. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 pm, at 5.9 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 12 pm to 3 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
1 listed beach has a live cam. Cams load on click, and each shows the owner's credit.
All 53 beaches in our data for KwaZulu-Natal are scored live on this page.
Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.
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