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Umhlanga Surf Forecast
/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /
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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Umhlanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Umhlanga sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 478 | 444 | 499 | 398 | 248 | 195 | 186 | 181 | 375 | 441 | 411 | 471 | 307 | 238 | 162 | 152 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 442 | 375 | 313 | 308 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:48PM 1.62 | 1:17AM 1.47 | 1:38PM 1.75 | 2:05AM 1.60 | 2:24PM 1.84 | 2:49AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:10PM 0.35 | 7:15AM 0.31 | 7:57PM 0.22 | 8:04AM 0.20 | 8:40PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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