Tugela Beach

iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

No photo of Tugela Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm

6 am
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

7 am
4.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

Now
5.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

10 am
5.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good

11 am
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

3 pm
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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°C68°F
Water: 23°C73°F
Wind: 149 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: 1.3 m4 ft
UV: 1 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 24%
Sunset: 6:08 pm

Today

3.6Poor6 am1610

4.4Fair7 am148

5.0FairNow149

5.3Fair9 am159

5.6Good10 am1510

5.7Good11 am1610

6.7Good12 pm1610

6.9Good1 pm1710

6.1Good2 pm2012

5.8Good3 pm1912

7.7Great4 pm1811

7.2Great5 pm1711

7.4Great6 pm149

Sat

7.7Great6 am95

8.3Great7 am138

8.5Excellent8 am1610

8.8Excellent9 am1710

8.7Excellent10 am1911

8.6Excellent11 am1912

7.8Great12 pm2415

7.8Great1 pm2415

7.8Great2 pm2516

7.8Great3 pm2515

7.5Great4 pm2214

8.3Great5 pm1912

7.6Great6 pm2113

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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.

Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 15%
Mon6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 43%
Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 71%
Wed6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 48%
Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 8.9 km5.6 miTugela (village)
Nearest airport: 57 km35 miKing Shaka International Airport (DUR)

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

Nearby beaches

Stanger Beach22 km14 mi south-west away
3.9 Poor