Surf Forecast Surf Report
Umhlanga surf break

Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 14 Mar 2025 SAST
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Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
2.2
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.2
E
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
E
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
1.9
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.3
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)1189910991010101010101010101111111111111111111010101010111111111111111111111111101010101010101010101010101010111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)33262013431672183815281331996110811081000112510531018104011411168831128910181130102791590011749378501163937848106510019691107127114231313120810891168116813971254133388272283272562386192290480977610181040108189811721703
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
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-
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Rain (mm)
55531111211--1-----------121-------21------1----------------
Temp. °C242323232221212120202121212120212425242322202022252624232221212226262524232222232525252422222122262626242322212326272624
Feels °C (?)242221212122222322222222222220212121202020191921242422222221212325242424242323242422232322222122262426242322222426262624
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