Best window
21:00
Highest scoring fishing time for the selected day.
Fishing conditions
Check fishing conditions today, tide movement, wind, swell, rain, water temperature, and the best fishing windows before you book or launch in Durban.
Fishing tide calendar
Use the calendar to compare today, this weekend, or a specific launch day before booking a trip.
Best window
21:00
Highest scoring fishing time for the selected day.
Wind
5 km/h
Forecast wind during the selected fishing window.
Swell
1.8 m
Forecast wave or swell height during the selected window.
Water temp
24 C
Sea surface temperature from the marine model.
Tide movement
Falling 0.70m
Modelled sea-level movement for planning.
Rain chance
16%
Rain probability during the selected fishing window.
Next windows
A lightweight planning score across wind, gusts, swell, rain chance, and tide movement.
Thu 00:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
16 km/h
Swell
3.1 m
Rain
60%
Tide
Falling
Thu 03:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
15 km/h
Swell
3.2 m
Rain
47%
Tide
Falling
Thu 06:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
14 km/h
Swell
3.1 m
Rain
45%
Tide
Steady
Thu 09:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
8 km/h
Swell
2.8 m
Rain
32%
Tide
Rising
Thu 12:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
7 km/h
Swell
2.5 m
Rain
24%
Tide
Rising
Thu 15:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
5 km/h
Swell
2.2 m
Rain
19%
Tide
Falling
Thu 18:00
Plan around the steady tide.
Wind
9 km/h
Swell
2.0 m
Rain
19%
Tide
Steady
Thu 21:00
Plan around the rising tide.
Wind
5 km/h
Swell
1.8 m
Rain
16%
Tide
Rising
Daily planning
Saturday
09 May
Best time
23:00
Best score
80
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
17:15
Low tide
14:00 -0.09m
High tide
20:00 0.44m
Sunday
10 May
Best time
21:00
Best score
87
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
17:14
Low tide
03:00 0.05m
High tide
22:00 0.54m
Monday
11 May
Best time
00:00
Best score
84
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
17:13
Low tide
17:00 -0.13m
High tide
23:00 0.61m
Tuesday
12 May
Best time
12:00
Best score
91
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
17:13
Low tide
18:00 -0.30m
High tide
00:00 0.62m
Wednesday
13 May
Best time
03:00
Best score
87
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
17:12
Low tide
19:00 -0.50m
High tide
00:00 0.72m
Thursday
14 May
Best time
21:00
Best score
80
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
17:11
Low tide
07:00 -0.62m
High tide
01:00 0.82m
Friday
15 May
Best time
03:00
Best score
84
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
17:11
Low tide
08:00 -0.67m
High tide
02:00 1.02m
South Africa fishing forecast
Use this public fishing tide calendar to compare tide times, wind, swell, rain, and fish activity signals before choosing a harbour, backline, mid deep, or deep trip. It is built for anglers searching for tides for fishing, fishing conditions today, good fishing times today, and a practical fishing forecast before they commit to a launch.
Fishing tide calendar
Check the selected day, high and low tide signals, and tide movement before choosing when to fish.
Best fishing times today
Use the score and best window as a quick planning signal, then confirm with local conditions.
Weather for fishing
Wind, gusts, swell, rain, and water temperature help you decide whether the day suits your comfort level.
Useful before you book
Harbour comfort
Wind and tide often matter more than open-water swell for sheltered harbour trips.
Sea exposure
Backline, mid deep, and deep trips feel swell and wind much sooner than protected water.
Launch decision
A clean score is not permission to launch. Your skipper and official guidance decide.
Weather and marine forecasts by Open-Meteo using national weather-provider models.
Marine sea-level and current data is modelled and is not suitable for navigation or official launch decisions.