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Umhlanga surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
How big are the waves at Umhlanga today?
The current surf forecast for Umhlanga at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Umhlanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 120 | 137 | 151 | 226 | 181 | 231 | 615 | 282 | 293 | 454 | 1330 | 2291 | 2027 | 1599 | 1682 | 2138 | 2331 | 2585 | 2412 | 2082 | 1745 | 1489 | 1342 | 1342 | 1177 | 1092 | 824 | 946 | 897 | 10112 | 15797 | 5331 | 3701 | 2701 | 1967 | 1378 | 1083 | 783 | 698 | 632 | 565 | 503 | 483 | 567 | 362 | 311 | 315 | 400 | 261 | 329 | 382 | 539 | 272 | 415 | 552 | 672 | 1629 | 1309 | 987 | 810 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:02PM 1.51 | 8:15AM 1.37 | 9:04PM 1.49 | 9:26AM 1.30 | 10:17PM 1.48 | 10:48AM 1.28 | 11:32PM 1.51 | 12:08PM 1.33 | 12:41AM 1.57 | 1:15PM 1.42 | 1:41AM 1.64 | 2:12PM 1.52 | 2:34AM 1.70 | 3:02PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 0.53 | 2:29PM 0.43 | 3:24AM 0.56 | 3:36PM 0.48 | 4:43AM 0.55 | 4:53PM 0.49 | 6:00AM 0.49 | 6:09PM 0.45 | 7:06AM 0.40 | 7:15PM 0.38 | 8:01AM 0.30 | 8:13PM 0.29 | 8:50AM 0.22 | 9:05PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
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