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Sunrise surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Sunrise today?
The current surf forecast for Sunrise at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sunrise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 190 | 353 | 263 | 88 | 73 | 86 | 522 | 381 | 303 | 467 | 188 | 140 | 170 | 142 | 183 | 606 | 96 | 122 | 113 | 106 | 305 | 340 | 430 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 1.17 | 1:42PM 1.22 | 1:49AM 1.36 | 2:17PM 1.43 | 2:24AM 1.54 | 2:46PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26AM 0.69 | 7:40PM 0.66 | 8:04AM 0.50 | 8:17PM 0.47 | 8:33AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Sunrise (calm at Durban Shaka Airport 8 km from Sunrise). 1.2m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 1.1m 6s windswell from the E and a 0.5m 7s swell from the SSE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 3 min ago
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