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Sunrise Surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Mar 2023 SAST
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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 26.1 °C (Statistics for 25 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.8 max: 26.7 min: 24.8 °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 26.1 °C (Statistics for 25 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.8 max: 26.7 min: 24.8 °C)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 8 km from Sunrise has fallen light (light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 050 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Sunrise.

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1 h 51 min ago

Light
6 km/h
NNE
Clean
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How big are the waves at Sunrise today?

The current surf forecast for Sunrise at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sun
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
024341002233332134554200003333003334443224544423444434201112
Swell
Height Map
T southafrica.htsgw.metric.3.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.6.cc23T southafrica.htsgw.metric.9.cc23
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 (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.4
E
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.3
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
2.5
NE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.7
ENE
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)88888887899101010109121212121212111111117111111779101010101010101010121110121111111113131212121111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10551023105690994141227749410141716164123222196154595857511291413136712251092855826630544465735335277272446811288187918781432110210049329328475981055999552972686713588544746726660538449357311396322313
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
25
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
1.74
6:08AM
1.74
6:20PM
1.59
6:33AM
1.55
6:46PM
1.42
6:58AM
1.36
7:15PM
1.24
7:26AM
1.17
8:04PM
1.06
10:18AM
1.01
1:15AM
1.09
1:26PM
1.15
1:55AM
1.28
2:01PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.15
12:16PM
0.25
12:24AM
0.32
12:43PM
0.42
12:51AM
0.51
1:11PM
0.59
1:21AM
0.70
1:53PM
0.77
2:30AM
0.89
6:24PM
0.85
7:30AM
0.81
7:39PM
0.68
8:02AM
0.65
8:07PM
0.52

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
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sun
02
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272323232324242322222019181921212120201918192326262323232425232323222121202021222221191918202222222121212021232423222120
Feels °C (?)242225242523201816171514141417171919211917162022242124242525181718181617161517181920181816182122222223222123232322212120
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52---

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