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Sunrise surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunrise surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunrise sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sunrise today?
The current surf forecast for Sunrise at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sunrise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 440 | 429 | 508 | 859 | 1039 | 673 | 361 | 256 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 328 | 520 | 555 | 422 | 272 | 351 | 326 | 169 | 235 | 326 | 127 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:27AM 1.35 | 9:46PM 1.17 | 10:49AM 1.33 | 11:21PM 1.17 | 12:02PM 1.36 | 12:35AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:38AM 0.56 | 3:46PM 0.72 | 3:56AM 0.64 | 5:17PM 0.71 | 5:21AM 0.65 | 6:29PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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