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Umhlanga Surf Forecast
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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4475 | 3529 | 3110 | 2698 | 2204 | 2028 | 1533 | 1044 | 846 | 358 | 344 | 393 | 512 | 220 | 180 | 219 | 1432 | 1334 | 993 | 723 | 489 | 290 | 440 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27AM 1.35 | 1:49PM 1.55 | 2:02AM 1.49 | 2:19PM 1.69 | 2:31AM 1.61 | 2:45PM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM 0.45 | 8:02PM 0.41 | 8:03AM 0.32 | 8:30PM 0.28 | 8:31AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Umhlanga (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 5 km from Umhlanga). 4.3m 13s groundswell from the S which is too big for here.
1 h 37 min ago
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