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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 01 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 592 | 514 | 504 | 443 | 434 | 369 | 314 | 398 | 514 | 510 | 864 | 745 | 890 | 1090 | 2314 | 2804 | 2815 | 2822 | 2555 | 2146 | 1660 | 1302 | 904 | 698 | 678 | 293 | 222 | 253 | 248 | 206 | 137 | 137 | 199 | 285 | 309 | 546 | 486 | 314 | 463 | 355 | 298 | 283 | 205 | 202 | 168 | 157 | 162 | 149 | 120 | 64 | 64 | 137 | 179 | 243 | 254 | 367 | 754 | 694 | 547 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:01PM 1.62 | 6:17AM 1.55 | 6:46PM 1.46 | 7:01AM 1.35 | 7:47PM 1.30 | 8:07AM 1.18 | 9:36PM 1.20 | 10:18AM 1.10 | 11:41PM 1.25 | 12:09PM 1.17 | 12:47AM 1.37 | 1:06PM 1.29 | 1:28AM 1.49 | 1:44PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 0.19 | 12:06AM 0.31 | 12:28PM 0.35 | 12:52AM 0.51 | 1:17PM 0.52 | 1:57AM 0.69 | 2:33PM 0.66 | 4:02AM 0.80 | 4:40PM 0.70 | 6:11AM 0.73 | 6:14PM 0.62 | 7:08AM 0.60 | 7:06PM 0.52 | 7:44AM 0.48 | 7:42PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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