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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 161 | 125 | 216 | 258 | 223 | 194 | 575 | 259 | 356 | 497 | 487 | 394 | 429 | 389 | 391 | 396 | 344 | 262 | 272 | 302 | 387 | 283 | 410 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15AM 1.23 | 7:41PM 1.22 | 8:01AM 1.07 | 9:22PM 1.08 | 12:28PM 1.02 | 12:57AM 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 0.64 | 2:07AM 0.75 | 2:21PM 0.80 | 5:15AM 0.84 | 6:24PM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Cross-off winds at Umhlanga are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 110 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport 12 km from Umhlanga). 1.3m 13s groundswell from the S with a 0.5m 6s windswell from the ENE and a 0.4m 9s swell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 40 min ago
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