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Umhlanga surf break

Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?

The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)888999101010999101010101010101010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301301266208198249257386363287262220219237288294288294467402290537681568
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.37
2:52PM
1.50
3:17AM
1.49
3:25PM
1.61
3:49AM
1.60
3:56PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.48
8:40AM
0.49
9:06PM
0.36
9:15AM
0.38
9:37PM
0.24
9:48AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:11----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:59-
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clear
cloud
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light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C232322242524242322222222232525232322222523222222
Feels °C (?)232221232322232323232323242525232424232419171820
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