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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (14 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Afternoon (14 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Evening (14 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 332 | 620 | 1343 | 1672 | 1838 | 1528 | 1331 | 996 | 1108 | 1108 | 1000 | 1125 | 1053 | 1018 | 1040 | 1141 | 1168 | 831 | 1289 | 1018 | 1130 | 1027 | 915 | 900 | 1174 | 937 | 850 | 1163 | 937 | 848 | 1065 | 1001 | 969 | 1107 | 1271 | 1423 | 1313 | 1208 | 1089 | 1168 | 1168 | 1397 | 1254 | 1333 | 882 | 722 | 832 | 725 | 623 | 861 | 922 | 904 | 809 | 776 | 1018 | 1040 | 1081 | 898 | 1172 | 1703 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:10PM 1.81 | 4:26AM 1.92 | 4:34PM 1.83 | 4:48AM 1.92 | 4:57PM 1.81 | 5:10AM 1.88 | 5:19PM 1.76 | 5:32AM 1.80 | 5:41PM 1.68 | 5:54AM 1.70 | 6:04PM 1.57 | 6:17AM 1.57 | 6:28PM 1.43 | 6:42AM 1.43 | 6:56PM 1.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07AM 0.10 | 10:13PM 0.02 | 10:31AM 0.06 | 10:36PM 0.01 | 10:54AM 0.06 | 10:59PM 0.04 | 11:16AM 0.10 | 11:22PM 0.10 | 11:39AM 0.17 | 11:45PM 0.19 | 12:02PM 0.26 | 12:08AM 0.31 | 12:27PM 0.39 | 12:33AM 0.45 | 12:57PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
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