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Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of Surf: 2.5
Difficulty Level: 3.5

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Overall: 3.7

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Sunrise Surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Jan 2023 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 24.6 °C (Statistics for 28 Jan 1981-2005 - mean: 25.8 max: 27.1 min: 24.7 °C)
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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 24.6 °C (Statistics for 28 Jan 1981-2005 - mean: 25.8 max: 27.1 min: 24.7 °C)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Sunrise (light winds from the SW at Mount Edgecombe 19 km from Sunrise).

    2 hours 36 minutes ago Sunrise
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19 km away, 2 h 36 min ago

Light
11 km/h
SW
25.7
24.6
Air / Water (°C)
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How big are the waves at Sunrise today?

The current surf forecast for Sunrise at 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Sunrise. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 daysKwaZulu-Natal North Coast Surf
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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
322322222444443222333200020221000343322122222110122222112221
Swell
Height Map
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T southafrica.htsgw.metric.12.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.15.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.21.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.36.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.39.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.45.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.60.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.63.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.69.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.84.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.87.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.93.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.108.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.111.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.117.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.132.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.135.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.141.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.156.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.159.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.165.cc23
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.180.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.183.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.189.cc23
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.5
S
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)111111111181112121291010101011111111101010106788887878888888888888888999998889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)804862776707707804849855736630635697640574479465465389375254202161125135366743689607508435408503786102193349926417311814214214211411411498157169181181153150146113111143157162127127
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.31
8:59AM
1.36
9:21PM
1.17
10:25AM
1.23
11:31PM
1.10
12:29PM
1.21
1:26AM
1.18
1:48PM
1.30
2:22AM
1.31
2:34PM
1.42
3:00AM
1.44
3:09PM
1.54
3:31AM
1.56
3:38PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.56
2:26AM
0.53
3:18PM
0.69
3:32AM
0.69
5:02PM
0.77
5:36AM
0.77
7:06PM
0.71
7:27AM
0.70
8:09PM
0.58
8:23AM
0.58
8:49PM
0.45
9:00AM
0.45
9:20PM
0.33
9:31AM
0.35
9:48PM
0.22

Note: the tide data above is for Ballitoville which is 3 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Sunrise.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at Sunrise blow from the W

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272524232222212020192019191920222120202020222526252423232224292927252322222426262625252424242527262524232324252626252423
Feels °C (?)292422211920181717181919192022222021222122242525252424242224292726262623222528272929292828282729282826252526272829292726
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:24-------5:24-------5:26------
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:53-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:51-------6:51---

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