About Darnall

Darnall is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. From Darnall you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Zinkwazi, a surf spot 7.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Darnall

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Darnall.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Darnall too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Tinley Manor North Point19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Salt Rock, 9 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft93 kJ

6 ft274 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft132 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tinley Manor North Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	274kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	25°C

Umvoti mouth13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in KwaDukuza, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft144 kJ

8 ft642 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft250 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

5 ft282 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Umvoti mouth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	3 ft9 shollow	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	642kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	4 ft9 smushy	250kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft8 smushy	214kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	282kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	25°C

Zinkwazi7.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft157 kJ

8 ft682 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

4 ft227 kJ

5 ft306 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zinkwazi, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	682kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	4 ft9 smushy	269kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	227kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	5 ft9 smushy	306kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Darnall, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Darnall

Millers Arms RestaurantAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Darnall, South Africa