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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 Jan 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jan) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Jan) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jan) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 316 | 301 | 279 | 256 | 234 | 301 | 866 | 468 | 311 | 181 | 143 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 70 | 84 | 115 | 121 | 149 | 166 | 220 | 204 | 249 | 246 | 238 | 220 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 109 | 107 | 97 | 95 | 131 | 122 | 61 | 229 | 585 | 280 | 121 | 228 | 305 | 297 | 326 | 307 | 307 | 367 | 329 | 254 | 189 | 206 | 142 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 156 | 214 | 103 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 1.74 | 6:37PM 1.62 | 7:11AM 1.69 | 7:20PM 1.51 | 8:00AM 1.60 | 8:11PM 1.38 | 8:59AM 1.50 | 9:20PM 1.26 | 10:17AM 1.42 | 10:58PM 1.20 | 11:50AM 1.40 | 12:37AM 1.25 | 1:11PM 1.45 | 1:50AM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.12 | 12:34PM 0.29 | 12:48AM 0.19 | 1:20PM 0.38 | 1:31AM 0.29 | 2:13PM 0.48 | 2:23AM 0.41 | 3:20PM 0.57 | 3:31AM 0.52 | 4:48PM 0.62 | 5:03AM 0.59 | 6:23PM 0.58 | 6:39AM 0.55 | 7:36PM 0.47 | 7:51AM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
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