Check the Beach

Brighton Beach

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Brighton Beach 4 photos

  • Durban.- Enfants jouant sur la plage panoramic

    Durban.- Enfants jouant sur la plage panoramic. Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fisherman fishing at sunset (Unsplash)

    Fisherman fishing at sunset (Unsplash). Julie Macey jules144, CC0. Source

  • Durban.- Enfants jouant sur la plage

    Durban.- Enfants jouant sur la plage. Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Durban.- Zen attitude sur la plage

    Durban.- Zen attitude sur la plage. Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
6 am
4.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
4.5Fair6 am149
4.6FairNow1811
4.7Fair8 am2012
5.0Fair9 am1811
5.3Fair10 am1510
5.3Fair11 am1710
5.2Fair12 pm1811
5.2Fair1 pm1912
4.9Fair2 pm2113
4.8Fair3 pm2012
5.1Fair4 pm1811
5.2Fair5 pm1610
5.4Fair6 pm127
Sat
7.6Great6 am138
7.8Great7 am159
7.9Great8 am1610
8.0Great9 am1811
7.6Great10 am2012
7.6Great11 am2113
7.3Great12 pm2214
7.2Great1 pm2214
7.3Great2 pm2113
7.2Great3 pm1912
7.8Great4 pm1811
8.3Great5 pm1610
8.6Excellent6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mHigh 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 84%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8 km5 miDurban (city)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miVirginia Airport (VIR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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